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Essay Galaxy - An Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
An Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
In Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell finds himself in a difficult situation
involving an elephant. The fate of the elephant lies in his hands. Only he can
make the final decision. In the end, due to Orwell's decision, the elephant lay
dying in a pool of blood. Orwell wins the sympathy of readers by expressing the
pressure he feels as an Anglo-Indian in Burma, struggling with his morals, and
showing a sense of compassion for the dying animal.
Readers sympathize with Orwell because they can relate to his emotions in the
moments before the shooting. Being the white leader, he should have been able
to make an independent decision, but was influenced by the natives (Orwell
101). Orwell describes his feelings about being pressured to shoot the
elephant: Here I....
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