Burma Road

In “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, the author writes about his experience with dealing a rampant elephant in British Colonial Burma. Privilege is usually viewed as a positive attribute, however Orwell explores all of the negatives that privileges can bring, which can be applied to modern day social expectations and politics. In order to highlight its effects on a personal and a widespread level, he uses the rhetorical device of figurative language. The figurative language__________…

George Orwell, early in his life, made a mistake that ultimately affected him for the rest of his life. In Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant, Orwell tells the audience a story of when Orwell was once a police officer in Burma. Orwell served the British Empire in the colonization of Burma. One day, an elephant in must was ravaging a village, destroyed property, and ultimately…

during this time must first be addressed. “Legal changes imposed upon a country such as Burma in the nineteenth century, without an opportunity for its people to absorb that law into their own culture, institutions, and way of life, can and did lead to disorder and chaos” (Stanton). After learning of the conflict, it is simple to understand the animosity felt within the opening line, “In Moulmein, in Lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people – the only time in my life that I have been…

live their lives or even what to believe in. In the passage of about the History of Burma By Thomas R. Lansner, it explained how Burma's people over many centuries were largely revoked of their authority after Britain's 19th century conquest of Burma. I say that no one should have the right to take anything from anyone who had struggled for it for so long. A scene that made me very angry was when the people or Burma tried to protest and fight for their equality the dictator ordered the soldiers…

The first T-Shirt is designed according to the idea of protection in Elephant Run. During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Army invades Burma, a small British colony located in Southeast Asia. Nick Freestone, the protagonist has recently immigrated to Burma to live on his father’s plantation away from the German air raids in London, England after his own apartment was bombed. Soon after Nick’s arrival, however, the Japanese invade, and capture the Freestone plantation, forcing “[a]ll…

Cognitive Animals Some people believe elephants are not cognitive animals. However, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”, and “Elephants Console Each Other” prove those people wrong. The passage, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, explain that elephants know when to use teamwork in order to accomplish a task. For instance, in “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, a group of Asian elephants learned that in order to…

In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”, Orwell is caught between many of the painful ironies of British Imperialism and discovers that the bizarre circumstances he faces led to the dramatic killing of the elephant. In other words, Orwell kills the elephant only because it was the effortless method to justify all endings. This idea can be seen throughout Orwell’s narrative as these particular opportunities allow Orwell to escape resentment, disrespect, and to carry out his moral obligations.…

Orwell's Values In The Killing Of The Elephant Orwell is struggling with his two very different values that come into conflict about shooting the elephant and how they impact his decisions. We first see that Orwell values the life of the animal. When he is first asked to come deal with the situation he grabs a small gun to just scare the animal but not big enough to kill it. To him he see’s the elephant as a living creature just like anyone else who deserves to live. He says “somehow it always…

The ivory trade is a horrible business triangle that is destroying the population of an incredible animal the elephant. Wild elephants are hunted and killed for there tusks to be sold. The ivory take be used in pianoes sculptures and combs. The biggest reason the ivory trade is a problem is that it is illegal. Not only is selling ivory wrong because of killing an innocent animal it is also an illegal process. If you are caught smuggling ivory to other countries around the world you will most…

The one of story about shooting an elephant, what happened in it has police officer and the story has In this powerful essay, George Orwell uses the symbol of when he was forced to shoot an elephant to describe the foolhardiness and inherent weakness of the colonial endeavour. He describes how the elephant did not need to be shot and how he really didn't want to shoot it. However, when he finally reaches the elephant, the crowd that is getting bigger with every moment pressurises him into…