The Negative Impacts of Imperialism as shown in “Shooting an Elephant” “Shooting an Elephant” is a story written by George Orwell that takes place in Burma where the British government has sent military officers to the colonies it has there. The story is written through Orwell’s point of view as one of the officers who is strongly disliked by the Burmese that live in the colony. By writing about his experience as a military occupier in a British colony in Burma, Orwell tries to show that imperialism does not just negatively impact it’s victims but also the people enforcing it. The British officers, including Orwell, in the colonies are hated and harassed by the Burmese living there. The Burmese dislike anyone who is European, but they hold
