The descriptive detail of “Shooting an Elephant,” is so powerful that it persuades the reader, through its descriptions. A successful visual will transfer the perspectives and emotions of the narrator to its audience. The quote “But even then I was not thinking particularly of my own skin, only of the watchful yellow faces behind,” makes the reader feel a sense sympathy for the police officer (Orwell 624). The writer’s choice of wording, “yellow faces,” makes the reader self-consciously judge the Burmese population; even though, the stories narration is through one man’s point of view (Orwell 624). This shows why “Shooting an Elephant” is the stronger descriptive narrative. The sub-divisional police officer does not only use persuasive language
