_SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT BY GEORGE ORWELL:_ _Commentary_ Political‚ social & ethical issues raised in Orwell’s essay "Shooting an Elephant" create a controversial storyline in which the events metaphorically symbolize the colonial imperialism of the time. Set in Burma‚ 1936‚ the context is based around the anti-European attitudes existent post the Anglo-Burmese Wars. Orwell’s positions‚ as police officer for the despotic British governments‚ required him to hold authority over the Burmese‚ consequently
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stories I read‚ two stories in particular caught my attention - "Hangovers" by Jennifer Pashley‚ and "The Elephant Vanishes" by Haruki Murakami. While both stories seem to fall under dark abstract humor‚ the story by Haruki Murakami is my favorite because of the liberal dosage of narration of events through witty language‚ while "Hangovers" story wasn’t as narrative. The story "The Elephant Vanishes" falls between the realm of magical realism‚ and capitalistic realism. Through the humorous narration
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Abstract The present study looks at an important political essay “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. The literary critics gave the text wide recognition and appreciation. It depicts Orwell’s anti-imperialistic view which is presented through the shooting of an elephant. The theme is presented in a fantastic way and this is evident from Orwell’s use of lexis‚ syntax‚ cohesive ties‚ point of view‚ and figures of speech. A closer look at the experiences he had gone indicate that his sentiment
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taken out of the short story by Ernest Hemingway‚ “Hills Like White Elephants.” The first symbol that is significant and deepens the story‚ is indeed the white elephants. In the beginning‚ the girl states that the hills look like white elephants (9). This comparison of the hills and white elephants can symbolize several things. White elephants are a symbol for something that is unwanted‚ or a burden. This baby‚ like a white elephant is supposed to be a gift‚ that the man see’s as useless‚ something
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"The Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway is a short story about an American man and a girl named Jig. In the story the two are sitting in a rail station waiting for the train to Madrid. While they are waiting‚ they have an intense‚ ongoing discussion over whether or not Jig will get an abortion. At the end of the story‚ the train is about to arrive and the man carries the baggage to the tracks as they prepare to depart. The ending of the story leaves unclear the outcome of her decision
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be couples. The title has a significant meaning; it says Hills dealing with the green pasture‚ and happiness. While the white elephant signify something that is hard to get rid of even though it seems priceless‚ it could mean an object that becomes a problem to the person who received the gift. The title entails that it is hard to make decisions in life one the white elephant is present in the person’s life. This illustration leads to the main story of the two couples. The woman wants to know if the
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both Plotnik and Morell were writing to informing the reader of elephant behavioural traits‚ Morell wrote to inform general readers of the intelligence and compassion of elephants. This was proven in her writing‚ ““They learned to do this faster than the chimpanzees‚” says Plotnik‚” in the article Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk‚ the purpose of which was to inform readers of elephant intelligence. This showed the reader that elephants are clearly intelligent because they learned faster than what
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In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephant”‚ Hemingway uses setting difficult to understand but adequate to stress on the tension‚ life and death doubt of the two characters‚ and their antagonistic conversation on whether the woman should have an abortion. The characters‚ a young girl called Jig and her American lover sits at a train station in Spain around a valley‚ have beer and try new drinks and dances around their situation on whether they should proceed to Barcelona to abort
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Have you ever looked at the West Elk mountains and seen the lamb in the side of Mt. Lamborn? The reason it is called that is because of the sandy slide that resembles a sheep much like the Cantabrian mountains of Spain resemble white elephants. “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927)‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a young‚ unmarried couple‚ the American and Jig‚ who are sitting at a train station in Spain‚ apprehensively discussing an abortion for Jig. The story starts with Jig looking at the surrounding
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Analysis of “Hills Like White Elephants” This essay will use new criticism to evaluate “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway in the areas of characters‚ symbolism‚ and conflict. I will mainly focus on two of the three characters. There will be many opportunities to comment on symbolism. Consideration will also be paid to the ongoing conflict between the American and the girl‚ sometimes referred to as Jig. The male protagonist is known only as the American in the story. He is
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