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    Shooting an Elephant is a self-identity essay written by George Orwell recounting his time as an Imperial guard in Burma. He describes the ways that he was treated and how he was hated and seen as a symbol of the oppressive Imperials that he worked for. Orwell discussed how he had grown disenfranchised with imperialism and decided that it “was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out the better.” Orwell described his job in terms where he was on the front line‚ and wrong side

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    to Vladimir Lenin. George Orwell immediately begins the essay ’ ’Shooting an Elephant" by claiming his perspective on British Imperialism‚ and how this imperialism affected himself‚ his empire‚ and the Burma people. Though George Orwell is a British officer himself at the time in Burma ‚ he claims that he is fully against the oppressors ‚ who at the time are the British. His personal experience‚ that he writes about with the elephant is metaphorical to imperialism and how he views the social issue

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    In the story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell‚ the main character had gone threw a big change throughout the story. The changes that he had encountered may have not been intentional‚ but peer pressure has its way of influencing people to do things they don’t want to do. In this story a tamed elephant turns for the worse and the main character is called into take care of the problem. The main character in this story starts off with a very different mindset then when he ends the story. At

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    Joe Portaro Scott Tenney Project 2b "Shooting an elephant" The main purpose of George Orwell’s story “shooting an elephant” is not to show how or explain how to actually kill an elephant; his work demonstrates how people will react to a imperialistic situation‚ will they follow the crowd or will they hold their own beliefs and not let others change them. In Orwell’s case he had no intention of killing the elephant but because the crowd behind him was one he wanted‚ instead of being made fun of

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    Analysis of “Shooting an Elephant” In the essay‚ Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell writes about his experiences as a British police officer in Burma‚ and compares it to the nature of imperialism. Orwell hates his job because imperialism has negatively affected him‚ as well as others around him. Orwell’; the white man is being treated very disrespectfully by the Burmese. Giving him a reason to hate his job as well as the British Empire; the root of everything. The situation of shooting of an elephant

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    S. Zamb. November 29‚ 2001 “Shooting and elephant” Erick Arthur Blair better known as George Orwell was born in Mohitari‚ India on June 25‚ 1903. India into a family of the “lower-upper middle class. George Orwell’s education brought him to England where he was unable to win a scholarship to continue his studies. With a very few opportunities available‚ he followed his father’s path into service with the British Empire. Orwell joined the Indian Imperial Police from 1922 to 1927. When

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    2014 Student Dialogue: Shooting an Elephant In George Orwell ’s dialogue Shooting an Elephant‚ he accentuates the grave aversion that he has for being a police officer in Moulmein. The author uses many literary devices to depict his controversy with killing the elephant or not‚ such as foreshadowing‚ and speaking in first person‚ and appealing to pathos. The main element used in this dialogue is conflict‚ Orwell shows how he contemplates on whether to shoot the elephant or not. The literary elements

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    Rebry Writing 009 20th November 2011 “Shooting an Elephant“: Orwell’s combat against imperialism “Shooting an Elephant” is an essay written by George Orwell‚ first published in the journal New Writing in 1936. In this essay‚ the author tells his own story about when he was working as a police officer for the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. His five years of experience in the Indian Imperial Police allowed him to have a good understanding of what exactly the “real nature of Imperialism”

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    In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”‚ Orwell is presented with a task that causes him a great deal of stress as he battles with his internal conflict throughout the story. Orwell has mixed feelings after he kills the elephant. He feels wrong for killing the elephant because he feels that there could have been a more peaceful solution and killing it will bring more harm than good. He also feels that he killed it just because of his own pride. Although killing the elephant may seem wrong to Orwell

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    Shooting an Elephant A price is payed to save oneself from humiliation‚ but‚ being pressured into doing something that one doesn’t want to do‚ makes people feel lost and pushed into a big problem. In the story "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell‚ he himself goes through a struggle in being the one to shoot an Elephant. In the beginning he knew what he had to avoid of being laughed at from the Burmese people that surrounded him‚ since he is an imperial policeman. Throughout the story‚ Orwell

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