Shooting An Elephant Literary Analysis

Along with the vivid similarities, unique differences can be found surrounding the “peer pressure” the characters from both stories feel. First of all, the main difference in both these characters is that one of them gave in to the peer pressure and the other didn’t. In Shooting an Elephant, George gave in to the peer pressure as he felt that the easier way would be the better way to evade the problem. He decided to shoot and kill the elephant just like the Burmese wanted him to, even though his heart wasn’t in it. But in Divergent, Beatrice overcomes her peer pressure and followed her heart’s passion to join the Dauntless, even though it meant that she’d lose everything that she had loved. This is one of the biggest differences in these stories. …show more content…
Beatrice, risked all her loved ones in order to make a herself a new future. In doing so saved her future from the influence of others and gained freedom. She thought sacrificing her past was worth for creating a better future. Whereas, George was only worried about saving his pride. He made his choice that was against his will just to save himself from the embarrassment he had to face. This also shows that Beatrice was strong and brave despite all the pressure that was put on her, but George was a coward who just wanted to get things over