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Analysis Paper: The Things They Carried Part One: The chapter entitled How to Tell a War Story contains a moment from Tim O’Brien’s’ time at war where he recalls when Rat Kiley shoots a baby water buffalo uncontrollably. Rat Kiley has recently lost his best friend Curt Lemon due to their own stupidity. Kiley proves to be in a very delicate state after this, which can explain why he takes his frustration and anger out on this baby buffalo. He doesn’t just shoot the buffalo once to end its’ life.…

In George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant the narrator finds himself forming to the mask or role of an idol, a police officer. His previous identity attempts to prevent the drastic transformation, but with the influence of society, change is hard to abstain. The narrator feels like he has little say in the matter of the elephant; his original opinion on the matter is influenced by common sense, he "... [has] no intention of shooting the elephant... [he has] merely sent for the rifle to defend…

Could you shoot an animal to save your pride or to not look like a fool to others? Some of you may say yes and some may say no. In Orwell’s “Shooting and Elephant” he puts his personal experience as a police officer in Burma and an insight on the imperialism during this time. Orwell goes into detail how he hated his job and he was against the corruption and inhumanity that was going on. Until one day an incident happened, which Orwell was called to take care of an aggressive elephant that had…

Did you know that wild animals have attitudes? I thought it wasn’t true, but it honestly is and it can be seen in both The World’s First Superstar by Lauren Tarshis and in Say Goodbye To The Elephants by Adee Braun. These two articles are perfect examples of how attitudes have changed since Jumbo’s time and why they have changed. All animals have done a good job showing that they have attitudes, and that we need to respect them. They have changed since Jumbos time due to the evolution of…

Shooting an Elephant was a short story written in 1950 by George Orwell. The story is an excerpt from his book called, “1984”. In this story, Orwell explains a situation in which he was working as an officer in Lower Burma, where he was forced to shoot an elephant that was having an attack of must. In this story, he uses very good symbolism, including the elephant, the gun and multiple shots he fired, and a dead unskilled worker, called a coolie. In the excerpt, Orwell uses the elephant…

One innocent man was put on the spot and no one would have expected this to happen. A poor man in lower Burma had to make a vital decision whether he should bend the rules of his British peers or to follow his own heart. Throughout “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell attains many main accomplishments. At first he shows us his personal experience while he stayed in Burma. This story was full of metaphors which pointed out the main themes. The elephant is a metaphor for many things like the man's…

Summary & Analysis of "Shooting an Elephant" Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell, is a complex piece of literature. The writing revolved around British imperialism and a British officer, Orwell, shooting an elephant (Orwell). The physical shooting of the elephant intertwined with British imperialism metaphorically (Orwell). Shooting an Elephant is a descriptive and intelligent piece of work, one that should be given more light to it. To begin, Geroge Orwell introduced himself as a British…

“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…

George Orwell expresses different tones in the two essays, Shooting an Elephant and A Hanging. In Shooting an Elephant he expresses his anger towards the Burmese people, referring to them as, “evil little spirited beasts who tried to make my job impossible.” In A Hanging Orwell shows how the people around him take their job seriously and it's a very grim tone, but after they hang the man the tone lightens as they make jokes and laugh together. Orwell’s life influenced his essay Shooting an…

Are you still haunted by certain decisions you deemed regrettable? In the essay, “shooting an Elephant” George Orwell described an unsettling personal experience that occurred while he was employed as a British police 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…