“Shooting an Elephant” is about the inner conflict that defines Orwell’s experience as a police officer for the British Raj in Burma. It starts with a straightforward discussion of that conflict—what constitutes it and how it manifests—and it proceeds to illustrate it by way of scene and action. immediately begins the short story by first exclaiming his opinions on British Imperialism. Orwell relays his inner conflict towards imperialism by using metaphors and giving examples of his own personal experience with moral dilema.
George Orwell had previously described British imperialism by claiming that the values of British are “evil” and regularly expresses his rage for the empire he served. He writes not just about his hatred for the totaliaristic