Summary & Analysis of "Shooting an Elephant"
Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell, is a complex piece of literature. The writing revolved around British imperialism and a British officer, Orwell, shooting an elephant (Orwell). The physical shooting of the elephant intertwined with British imperialism metaphorically (Orwell). Shooting an Elephant is a descriptive and intelligent piece of work, one that should be given more light to it.
To begin, Geroge Orwell introduced himself as a British police officer in the town Moulmein, in the country of Burma (Orwell). As a police officer in Burma, he was hated by locals because of the British imperialism that had taken control (Orwell). Orwell stated, "...I was hated by large numbers of people", and "As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so" (Orwell). Cruel names were spat at Orwell and he was continuously taunted, it upset him greatly (Orwell). Orwell admitted that he knew British Imperialism was unjust, which is something particularly odd for an imperialist to say. Orwell entailed, "...I had already made up my mind that imperialism …show more content…
This sentence stood out, a morning before rains spoke as "the calm before the storm". This meaning that something bad was in store, which was correct. The officer began to ask where the elephant was, but everyone was unsure (Orwell). He had almost called quits before they heard screams near a hut (Orwell). Orwell entailed "I rounded the hut and saw a man's dead body sprawling in the mud" (Orwell). The man was an Indian Dravidian coolie, and he had not been dead for long (Orwell). The elephant had stampeded him and grounded him into the mud (Orwell). This was some sort of turning point for the narrator, as he sent someone to get an elephant rifle
Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell, is a complex piece of literature. The writing revolved around British imperialism and a British officer, Orwell, shooting an elephant (Orwell). The physical shooting of the elephant intertwined with British imperialism metaphorically (Orwell). Shooting an Elephant is a descriptive and intelligent piece of work, one that should be given more light to it.
To begin, Geroge Orwell introduced himself as a British police officer in the town Moulmein, in the country of Burma (Orwell). As a police officer in Burma, he was hated by locals because of the British imperialism that had taken control (Orwell). Orwell stated, "...I was hated by large numbers of people", and "As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so" (Orwell). Cruel names were spat at Orwell and he was continuously taunted, it upset him greatly (Orwell). Orwell admitted that he knew British Imperialism was unjust, which is something particularly odd for an imperialist to say. Orwell entailed, "...I had already made up my mind that imperialism …show more content…
This sentence stood out, a morning before rains spoke as "the calm before the storm". This meaning that something bad was in store, which was correct. The officer began to ask where the elephant was, but everyone was unsure (Orwell). He had almost called quits before they heard screams near a hut (Orwell). Orwell entailed "I rounded the hut and saw a man's dead body sprawling in the mud" (Orwell). The man was an Indian Dravidian coolie, and he had not been dead for long (Orwell). The elephant had stampeded him and grounded him into the mud (Orwell). This was some sort of turning point for the narrator, as he sent someone to get an elephant rifle