Shooting An Elephant By George Orwell

Applying Theories

We make thousands of decisions everyday in automatic mode without a mistake. Yet we don’t reflect and celebrate this wonderful mode of human decision making at work; rather, we put the blow torch on the one moment when it doesn’t work and something goes wrong. Rob Long - American writer and television producer in Hollywood.

Long is understanding about the concept of decision making and how the human mind works. He explains and argues if we should just react and not think in some situations it is most likely to be a better decision or solution then just thinking about it. Long presents the thought of self appreciation of the human mind and its capabilities. He believes that if you do think too hard about something then there

“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell is an essay that he wrote at the age of only 19 as a policeman in Bruma. He experiences the harshed decision making between Obedience and disobedience. He describes his decision making process and what he was thinking through the whole situation. ”Besides, legally I had done the right thing, for a mad elephant has to be killed, like a mad dog, if its owner fails to control it” (Orwell 212-215). Orwell describes distinctly that he had to make a moral and rational choice. As Fromm clearly states “The statement, on the other hand, that obedience to another person is ipso facto submission needs also to be qualified by distinguishing "irrational" from ,"rational” (Fromm 685). As Orwell makes his decision in the crunch of time as he decides to make the rational decision and not kill the elephant while it's eating. Another Situation that Orwell made through rational decision states that “I was right, the younger men said it was a damn shame to shoot an elephant for killing a coolie”(Orwell 220). Another example of Orwell thinking about what he needs to do next and he uses methods that Fromm presents in his theories. “One is the "Authoritarian conscience" which is the internalized voice of an authority whom we are eager to please and afraid of displeasing”(Fromm 685). Fromm presents that there are two types of voices in your head that guide you on decisions. Orwell used his

Fromm states that authoritarian conscious decisions are Persuaded by others and are not original ideas that one's self produces.(Fromm) Public figures for countries can dictate someone's thoughts about one’s country. ”Putin’s problems on the battlefield are compounded by a haphazard mobilization at home” (Miller et al). Putin makes the decision to threaten to take extreme measures to protect his territory although he makes a decision he knows that there has to be a back up if his plan does not work. Fromm argues that Putin's decision would use his authority and make the irrational decision to threaten the world. Fromm elaborates by saying “one of irrational Authority in the relationship between slave and master” (Fromm 685). As Fromm explains that irrational authority benefits one person in the two part relationship instead of rational where it benefits both parties. Putin wants to get resources from Ukrainians and he will dispose of the country due to the lack of need. Putin's decisions aren’t very popular within his own country, “One senior European security official described growing “criticism of Putin — behind