In Shooting an Elephant it is interesting to see the juxtaposition that is used during the story. Initially in the story it starts out by saying how great Imperialism is, and the benefits to how society is structured in Burma. In the next paragraph Orwell states how he hates imperialism and that he can not wait for the opportunity when he can leave Burma and not have to represent the imperialistic society. There is a sharp contrast between these two ideas. I would not want to live in a society that is run like this, but for Burma it seems to be a good fit. And this is something that the people have accepted, but Orwell has not. George is from Britain, and things were obviously very different in Britain than they were in Burma. As a police
