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against their oppressors.” In this way, Orwell presents himself as empathetic to the Burmese, even though he continually refers to them as “yellow faces,” and seems not to value the lives of individual Burmese, if his reaction to the death of the ‘coolie’ is any indication. By revealing hidden thoughts and motives, Orwell develops a character his audience can feel comfortable with, even though the character’s actions are not something some people would find appealing. Orwell shoots and…

officer in Burma. Even though Orwell was an authority figure with military supremacy, Orwell was still being ill-treated and made a mockery of by the Burmese. Orwell is soon involved in a predicament with dealing with a must elephant that killed a coolie. Now, Orwell is helplessly torn with the idea of shooting a harmless elephant that was in must or pleasing the Burmese by the pressure they applied upon him. An analysis of Orwell’s essay reveals he despised his life in Burma, and the moral…

To illustrate, the elephant “... caught him [the coolie] with its trunk, put its foot on his back and ground him into the earth… He was lying on his belly with arms crucified and head sharply twisted to one side” (2). Crucifixion entails prolonged tortured death for the purpose of maintaining control of the people by instilling fear; therefore, because the elephant crucifies the coolie, the elephant exerts power over the Burmese. The coolie’s prostrate and defenseless…

He thought deeply that a dead elephant would cost around five pounds but an alive would be worth much more. He never intends to kill the elephant but seeing the dead body of the coolie decided to get his friends elephant rifle. After seeing the elephant he analyzed that since the elephant was calm it must have overcome its “must” period. These statements prove that the writer was quite knowledge able in what he was doing. He actually…

to 1860. It was battled about comparable issues as the First Opium War. "Second War" and "Arrow War" are both utilized as a part of writing. "Second Opium War" alludes to one of the British strategic goals: authorizing the opium exchange, growing coolie exchange, opening all of China to British dealers, and exempting outside imports from inner travel obligations. The "Arrow War" alludes to the name of a vessel which turned into the beginning stage of the contention. The significance of the opium…

The way the elephant die is so horrible, and Orwell kills it not because of the dangers of the elephant but only because he wants to show off as a "master". I feel so shock when he think that he was "very glad that the coolie had been killed." I feel like he is so heartless. I know that the villages want Orwell kill the elephant and his position in the empire but it is still scary for me. If I were he I would not kill the elephant and try to save it's life by explain for…

Conformity and Non-Conformity Defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “Conformity is the fact or state of obeying or agreeing with a behavior that is similar to a behavior of most other people in a society, group, etc.” In the following reading selections: “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, “They Call Him a Miracle Worker” by Michael Ryan, and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes, the authors illustrate how the characters of these essays felt pressured to conform to the expectations of others…

Immigrants entering as exempt classes such as merchants highlighted their contributions to the U.S, economy, the value of U.S. trade with China, and the honorable character of merchants, and demanded to be treated with courtesy, while shunning the “coolie” laborers who were “justly suspected of disease and vermin” and were deserving of harsh treatment by immigration officials (Lee 145-147). In essence, they protested the unfair treatment Exclusion brought upon the exempt classes, not the racist…

Furthermore, the colonizers regard the colonized as worthless. The conversation amongst the police officers distinctly indicates this idea with the younger men saying, “it was a damn shame to shoot an elephant for killing a coolie, because an elephant was worth more than a damn Coringhee coolie.” (Orwell 281). The officers corroborate the theme that colonizers in post-colonial literature are often portrayed as apathetic due to…

Deculturalization is a conscious attempt to replace one culture and language with another that is considered “superior” (Spring, 2016 page 1). Throughout history our very own ancestor had to go through deculturalization of their very own culture. Our generation, will never know how it feel to be told what to do, what to believe in, or this is the way you are going to learn. Centuries ago, people believed that it was only one way to be taught, that way was the “white” American way. Coming to the…