The visual description detail used in “Shooting an Elephant,” allows the reader to expect or imagine the scene of events taking place. Therefore, visual description is like looking through the eyes of the narrator. The visuals used to describe the elephant is peaceful and non-alarming “He was tearing up bunches of grass, beating them against his knees to clean them and stuffing them into his mouth,” because the elephant is minding its own business (Orwell 622). The reader can imagine the sound of the elephant chewing and visualize the image being portrayed (Orwell 622). Therefore, a descriptive narrative connects the emotions of the audience through its visuals. It is important to provide the reader with observation methods to feel like the
