Elephant

In relation to the English cop in George Orwell’s writing, “Shooting An Elephant”, I've also experienced a great deal of pressure from my peers. Every time I make a presentation, I always feel like the people watching genuinely don't care about my opinions and actions. They sit there with their mouths drooling and their eyes everywhere, but on me. Needless to say, it gets my heart racing and my mind endlessly imagining the outcomes. I question myself with “Are they going to like it?” In general,…

to avoid looking like a fool or for personal gain. In both essays, “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell and “Dog Lab” by Claire McCarthy, they are caught in situations where they must make a choice. Outside factors will influence the choice they make, which goes against their moral beliefs, ending in unjust behavior. Two thousand people gather around, all focusing their eyes on two things, the peaceful elephant and the motionless killer. One harmless call, and George Orwell is faced with…

Hills like White Elephants Men and women are built for each other, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any difference. In fact men and women have a lot of differences in just how they communicate. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” is a good source behind this topic. The difference in how men and women communicate deal with the; purpose of them communicating, the way they like to approach or be approached, and the way each gender listens while communicating. In the story of…

The following post is a response to the article “Why Can't We Protect Elephants?” written by Maggie Shipstead for Sunday Review and the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell. “Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure” (Connell). This quote is giving people the idea that there is only space for the strong in the world. They are the only ones who have any…

Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant is an autobiographical account of his experiences as a sub-divisional police officer during British rule in Burma. Orwell builds his argument through the two main characters, the elephant and its assassin. The British officer, the assassin, acts as a symbol of the British Empire, while the elephant symbolizes the victims, Burmese. Together, the narrator and the elephant turns this incident into an attack on Imperialism. As a British officer, he is hated by much of…

Face-Saving Sucks In “Shooting an Elephant”, George Orwell shares his regret of harming an innocent elephant just to save face. If more people were aware of the extent of damage that face-saving causes, maybe they would stop and even encourage others to stop as well. Face-saving starts with peer pressure, society rules, and common lifestyles that create violence, results in injury, harm, or death, and is often regretted once the act is completed. The violence that peer pressure, society…

“Shooting an Elephant” is filled with conflict displayed from beginning to end; conflict is a vital tool for literature, which helps construct the stories plot. Conflict draws the reader in to hear more and to keep reading. The sub-divisional police officers inner struggles, “The only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me,” are the first signs of conflict arising (Orwell 619). It is clear, from this quote, the sub-divisional police officer has never felt…

rumblingsea, tossing and turning with excitement, creates a sense of power behind the façade of the oncehelpless natives. Indeed, during the course of the next few scenes, Orwell feels this power as anunyielding force pressuring him to shoot the elephant. As Orwell mulls over the critical decision,he comes upon the realization that the “white man” must display strength and authority when the people demand it. Ironically, Orwell juxtaposes the role of the ever-powerful “white man”against an…

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__________…

guilt”(602). These two defending dialogues reveal that he is conflicted. In this explanation of the dead man, the main character advert to the excruciation and death of Christ. Later in the story, the main character could justify his killing of the elephant because of the Indian man who is dead. This word which is “crucifixion,” assign a sacrificial quality of the Indian man which helps us elevate him to a christly figure. Nevertheless, the attribution…