In today’s society, it is not uncommon to see people that “follow the crowd”. Many are afraid to express what they really feel because they are afraid of what others might think of them. Perhaps, the greatest thing that Orwell learned from shooting the elephant is that what is popular isn’t always right and what is right isn’t always popular. It was clear that the Burmese people wanted Orwell to shoot the elephant for the damage that it had done. Orwell knew, however, that it was not the right thing to do. As a result, when looking back upon this experience he is very regretful because he could have stood up for something that he believe

Orwell definitely got his message across to all readers that come in contact with this story. Through excellent symbolism we come to know how Orwell’s character became stronger, the effects of what greed and power can do to a nation , and the true behavior of mankind. As funny as it may seem, one can realize that even though these events occurred several decades ago; we are still facing many of the same moral issues today. The purpose of recording history is to learn from it. If we as human beings do not start to realize how that lessons that have been learned in the past do indeed apply to our lives today, then the human race as a whole will soon be in deep regret, similar to that of George Orwell.

Orwell did not only analyze his character. He also realized that there were many other problems in the world as well. The main thing that he was concerned with was the topic of imperialism. This story strongly resembles social protesting through the use of prose. The basis of the story is that Britain came in after a major war and tried to impose their culture and beliefs on the Burmese people. This is evident because Britain had sent in troops, such as Orwell himself, to enforce these rules. If the Burmese did not comply, the consequences were deadly. Moreover, the true reasons for imperialism were much deeper than just simply taking over another culture. What is boils down to is greed and power. The British allowed these two attributes to get the best of them. They were concerned with how much land they could overtake. One might ask the question: “Why single out

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