Throughout the essay, the narrator describes uncertainty about the identity of the true oppressors. The description of the Indian man characterizes the struggle that lies within the main character’s moral as the main character also disclose, that, “these oppressed me with an intolerable sense of guilt”(602). These two defending dialogues reveal that he is conflicted. In this explanation of the dead man, the main character advert to the excruciation and death of Christ. Later in the story, the main character could justify his killing of the elephant because of the Indian man who is dead. This word which is “crucifixion,” assign a sacrificial quality of the Indian man which helps us elevate him to a christly figure. Nevertheless, the attribution
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He wanted address us his negative experiences in Burma to reinforce his perspective that imperialism is harmful on both ends. The author was being pitiful attitude, the tensions between the British and the Burmese was strained. In terms of the effectiveness of his argument, it seems that his aim for writing Shooting an Elephant closely correspond, the message transported to the reader.
Orwell is very successful in the way he depicts the story. He tells the story in a way that grabs the reader’s attention. He let the reader to see and feel what the narrator sees and feels. He uses first person narrative which is the most effective way he could have done the story, had succeeded. He is very effective in this writing style. By using his real world connections, he easily grabs the reader’s attention and keeps the reader involved in the story.
Overall, the primary subject that he discusses in “Shooting an Elephant” is the reciprocally disadvantageous nature of imperialism. He analyzes this subject in describing things that appear to have a solid meaning. With this idea as his mind, he views the subjects of his central characters such as the Burmese, the elephant, and the narrator. Orwell writes that imperialism will never reach its goal of complete domination because it creates oppressors out of the
He wanted address us his negative experiences in Burma to reinforce his perspective that imperialism is harmful on both ends. The author was being pitiful attitude, the tensions between the British and the Burmese was strained. In terms of the effectiveness of his argument, it seems that his aim for writing Shooting an Elephant closely correspond, the message transported to the reader.
Orwell is very successful in the way he depicts the story. He tells the story in a way that grabs the reader’s attention. He let the reader to see and feel what the narrator sees and feels. He uses first person narrative which is the most effective way he could have done the story, had succeeded. He is very effective in this writing style. By using his real world connections, he easily grabs the reader’s attention and keeps the reader involved in the story.
Overall, the primary subject that he discusses in “Shooting an Elephant” is the reciprocally disadvantageous nature of imperialism. He analyzes this subject in describing things that appear to have a solid meaning. With this idea as his mind, he views the subjects of his central characters such as the Burmese, the elephant, and the narrator. Orwell writes that imperialism will never reach its goal of complete domination because it creates oppressors out of the