Burma

are in Asia, Burma, you are the only white officer for miles to come. You are in a foreign land still learning the language, and constantly mocked by the locals, but then an opportunity comes so that you can become a hero. George Orwell had the same exact experience and shares it in shooting an Elephant where he is forced into a situation that can cause him to be praised or hated. In this story we see how Orwell is placed into a situation where he torn between pleasing the people of Burma, his…

In all honesty before reading “Shooting and Elephant” I was rather apathetic and slightly pessimistic. That’s why it came to my surprise as to how much I enjoyed this short story written by George Orwell. The setting takes place in Burma where Orwell, the main character encounters a difficult dilemma with the infamous elephant. Although I knew the elephant’s death was inevitable, the way in which and how he died still seemed to greatly startle me. Right off the bat Orwell makes it evidently…

George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” describes Orwell’s time spent in Lower Burma under the control of British Imperialism as a police officer. A rifle, shooting an elephant, and a mask are all symbols Orwell uses to represent how imperialism affects him as in officer of the Imperial Police. Orwell’s hunting rifle is used to represent the difference in power he had with and without the gun in his hands. Orwell never wanted to harm the elephant, his .44 Winchester rifle was only to be used as…

really well to depict the events that take place in the story, by allowing us to hear all of his thoughts and reasons to his actions, as his experiences as sub-divisional officer take place. Orwell allows us to fully understand the situation between Burma and British empire in a personal level by narrating daily events that helps us readers understand how life was, when this life changing experience took place. How both the Burmese and the British citizens acted towards each other. Throughout…

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…

Since the government is running out of money and going down hill this problem can only get worse. Over the past 5 years, Burma has made great strides, opening itself to the outside world and in liberalizing its economy. However, the job market is consistently down and the population is steadily rising. Consequently, this causes corruption with people and they have to fight…

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…

His dilemma is the same than one that we may confront with work that conflicts with the our ethical excellence or moral values and we always face all these challenges every day even from the past or present. I believe that George Orwell’s essay shows what a lot of people are going through in this days generation; having the hard time what to do is right in terms of moral when the world complies us to uphold. As has been mentioned, Orwell literally abandons his morals and kills the elephant to…

A report published last Thursday by the International Crime Initiative (ISCI), an organization affiliated to the Queen Mary University in the UK and partnered with Harvard University, is once again turning the world’s attention to the Rohingyas, a Muslim ethnic minority from western Myanmar. Titled “Countdown to Annihilation: Genocide in Myanmar” and written by a team of scholars, activists and journalists, the research is an in-depth analysis of the policies implemented by successive Burmese…

What purpose does it serve? George Orwell uses the journey in his autobiographical short story, Shooting an Elephant to develop our awareness of life's struggles, through the inner conflict faced by Orwell. The book is set in the British colony of Burma, and it details Orwell's physical and mental journey of completing the aforementioned task of shooting an elephant. The story is written in first person, and is a reflective piece of writing, both of which give the impression of a more personal…