"Shooting an Elephant" written by Orwell message was to convey the idea of corrupted imperialism. The story talks about the ruling class and peasants and how the imperialistic power is transformed. The term epiphany is defined as an experience of sudden striking realization and the narrator feels that epiphany as he starts walking down the hill and realizes the elephant is no longer a threat. Where he see’s the elephant grazing in the patty fields he then comes to a realization that he comes out of a “must” phase yet with the big group forming behind him he feels pressured to kill it either way.He is not only forced to kill the elephant yet he has to maintain his position of authority and act accordingly, but because of the way the Burman’s
