Who Is The Narrator In Shooting An Elephant
Chasity Diaz
Shooting an Elephant
Feb.18
In the first two paragraphs, the reader gets plenty insight into what was happening during that certain point in history. He gives clues into the time period, his location in terms of what country he’s in, and what the mood of this place is.Through all this context, you can infer several things about the narrator and even what is going on. He explains that during the time, Europeans were mistreated and he goes on to tell how he gets harassed in public so you know the narrator is a European officer. Through this, one can conclude that there will be a conflict involving the public and the narrator. in the beginning of the story, the narrator establishes how he is received by the public of Burma. He talks about young men verbally insulting him and being tripped. He solidifies the severity of the situation by telling stories where other Burman people would see these atrocities and simply look the other way. There is no doubt there are plenty of negative images in the first couple paragraphs, specifically the treatment of the narrator. Before the third paragraph, the …show more content…
He goes back and forth about how he wants to handle the elephant situation he’s been forced into which is an elephant who has gotten loose and is terrorizing the public, even murdering a man. In this particular part, he has recognized that he doesn’t want to shoot but he is still looking for an excuse to. He wants something to happen that is going to justify him making a shit at the elephant. This makes the reader aware of the narrator’s true intentions and it's ironic because one feels sympathy for the officer in the beginning because he is mistreated for no reason by all these native people and he has developed a hate for his job. Despite this, he is willing to kill this elephant just for the people’s
Shooting an Elephant
Feb.18
In the first two paragraphs, the reader gets plenty insight into what was happening during that certain point in history. He gives clues into the time period, his location in terms of what country he’s in, and what the mood of this place is.Through all this context, you can infer several things about the narrator and even what is going on. He explains that during the time, Europeans were mistreated and he goes on to tell how he gets harassed in public so you know the narrator is a European officer. Through this, one can conclude that there will be a conflict involving the public and the narrator. in the beginning of the story, the narrator establishes how he is received by the public of Burma. He talks about young men verbally insulting him and being tripped. He solidifies the severity of the situation by telling stories where other Burman people would see these atrocities and simply look the other way. There is no doubt there are plenty of negative images in the first couple paragraphs, specifically the treatment of the narrator. Before the third paragraph, the …show more content…
He goes back and forth about how he wants to handle the elephant situation he’s been forced into which is an elephant who has gotten loose and is terrorizing the public, even murdering a man. In this particular part, he has recognized that he doesn’t want to shoot but he is still looking for an excuse to. He wants something to happen that is going to justify him making a shit at the elephant. This makes the reader aware of the narrator’s true intentions and it's ironic because one feels sympathy for the officer in the beginning because he is mistreated for no reason by all these native people and he has developed a hate for his job. Despite this, he is willing to kill this elephant just for the people’s