"Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell, is an essay about a British police officer in Burma who is called upon to shoot an elephant that has escaped from its owners cage. Running free, the large elephant is quite dangerous and is causing havoc in town. ... With the elephant continuously running away from kept running away from the soldier. The soldiers morals were preventing him from shooting the animal, but the humongous crowd behind him made him feel as if he had to kill it. ... In conclusion, we find out that the elephant was eventually gunned down. ...

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Shooting an Elephant: Orwell's Insecurities Prompted the Murder of a Defenseless Animal The short story "Shooting an Elephant", by George Orwell, is a narration that subtly discusses Orwell's motives for killing an escaped elephant. ... The event was a disruptance where he had to shoot an elephant for the alleged safety of the public. ... The two thousand strong group of locals following Orwell, advocates the killing of the elephant, both verbally and symbolically "They had seen the rifle and were all shouting excitedly that I was going to shoot the elephant. ... Unquestionabl...

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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell was an interesting peace to read. ... It sounded like the only reason the man shot the elephant was to uphold is image for the natives. ... I got from this was that he had to shoot the elephant because he came all this way with his rifle and there was no backing out now or he was loose respect and show that he is weak to the natives. ... I thought that the last paragraph was ironic because of how he did not want to shoot the elephant when he did; the elephant had a long miserable death. I think it was hard for the guy to watch the elephant die like that...

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In "Shooting an Elephant", why does the police officer shoot the elephant? ... The actual killing of the elephant takes place near the end of George Orwell's short story, "Shooting an Elephant," when the police officer shoots at the elephant. The officer kills the elephant because of peer pressure. ... When the officer first encounters the elephant, he states, "I ought not to shoot him." ... In conclusion, peer pressure caused the shooting of the elephant. ...

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The juxtaposition of the policeman and the elephant in George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant is a clear representation of the impact of imperial rule on a country. ... As the policeman stands before the elephant he proclaims, "As soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. " He is faced with the moral dilemma of whether to please the people of Burma and kill the elephant or to spare the elephant's life. ... The policeman knows these people are harmless when they are not being forced to act in such a way, just like he says about the elephant ...

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In "Shooting an Elephant," the author, George Orwell contends with imperialism. ... When he faced with the issue of shooting an elephant or not, Orwell was forced to shoot the innocent elephant to satisfy the Burmese who isolated Orwell mentally. ... Everyone faces difficult decisions, even Orwell hesitated before shooting the elephant. ... The elephant which killed the coolie gives Orwell an excuse for shooting the elephant. ... "Shooting an Elephant" recorded an incident when Orwell faced an ethical dilemma and shot the elephant in order to escape from native Burmese's laughin...

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Shooting an elephant as an attack on imperialism. ... In George Orwell's shooting an elephant, deals with the evils of imperialism. ... In the unjust shooting of an elephant, the author uses two main characters, a British officer acts as an imperialism country, while the elephant symbolizes as a victim. By not wanting to look like a fool, the officer decides to shoot the elephant to death even though it stops posting any threats to people. ... When Orwell decides to shoot the elephant, he realizes that is his only option, and if he doesnt do so, he will never hold his ground in front of t...

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Synopsis of "Shooting an Elephant" George Orwell, 1950 Shooting an Elephant is about the experiences the author goes through living as a British police officer in Lower Burma. ... During the story he is called upon to decide whether or not to kill the elephant that had just ravaged a bazaar. ... So he ends up shooting the elephant just to satisfy the people that he disliked, and also to avoid looking a fool. ...

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George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" demonstrates this when it comes down for the essayist to pull the trigger or not. ... "As soon as I saw the elephant I know with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him" (4) were the words mumbled at his first glance. ... When he turned and looked he knew that he had no choice; he had to shoot the elephant. ... Plus, if he would leave with out shooting the elephant, he would most surely be mocked. ... If the Burmese people had not been behind Orwell in "Shooting an Elephant" the creature would have lived. ...

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George Orwell, Author of" Shooting an Elephant". ... Orwell said(" He did not want to shoot the Elephant")Orwell 136. ... Orwell knows in his Gut that he must shoot the Elephant, So he can earn his stripes again. ... This is Life and death and any second, when he steps forward to the elephant, The Elephant can kill Orwell. So Orwell shoots the Elephant and the crowd of the Burmese roar with excitement. ...

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Orwell didn't deal well with social pressure in "Shooting an Elephant". ... Orwell says how he had no intentions of shooting the elephant and that doing so would be just like murder. He knew with "perfect certainty" that he ought not to shoot him, but Orwell fell victim to social pressure. Orwell knew that if he shoot the elephant he might finally get some respect from them and the townspeople would be for him and cheer him for once instead of jeer him. ... The social pressure becomes so much that Orwell shoots the elephant to please the crowd. ...

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Actions: He shoots the elephant. Thoughts: He does not want to shoot the elephant but does because of the yellow-faced people. Speech: He speaks to himself inside his mind trying to give himslef reason to shoot and not to shoot the elephant. ... Part of him was glad because the elephant had killed a coolie and it gave him a reason to shoot the elephant. ... Later on when he was getting ready to shoot the elephant, he described the scene like a theater. ...

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The essay "Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell, is set in time during the 1800's when the country of Burma had been conquer and put under British imperialistic rule. "Shooting an Elephant," is illustrated through the eyes of Orwell himself while working as a British Imperial Officer during this time of British rule. ... Likewise, in "Shooting an Elephant," Orwell demonstrates these views by describing his own experience with political and social injustice. ... As the essay proceeds, Orwell is overwhelmed by an unparalleled force pressuring him to shoot th...

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The short story of "Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell, begins with the author describing his position as a police officer in Lower Burma. ... After sending an orderly after an elephant rifle, a group of locals informed him on the location of the elephant. ... The officer shot the elephant multiple times, but yet the elephant would just not die. ... After reading George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," it has become apparent that this short story has more meaning that the title states. ... The officer's multiple shots to the elephant were simply delivered to ...

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After reading George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," one realizes just how ineffective an imperialistic government really is. ... When Orwell is finally confronted with the decision of whether or not to shoot the elephant, he further comes to realize the ineffectiveness of an Imperialistic government. ... Orwell is faced with the choice of having to shoot or not shoot the elephant. ... However, due to the impotence of imperialism, and the infringement it creates, Orwell realizes it's no longer his decision to shoot the elephant. ... From George Orwell's essay "...

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"Shooting an Elephant" is an essay by George Orwell. ... Another example is when he was called about the elephant to take control of the matter. ... Orwell was extrememly descriptive in telling about when he was face to face with the elephant. ... Orwell was particularly descriptive through these parts of "Shooting an Elephant." ... He was faced with a large destructive problem with the elephant and even though he did not want to take kill the elephant he did it anyways. ...

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When it comes to the behaviour of the narrator of "Shooting the elephant" his actions are understandable and possibly forgivable; the same cannot be said for the narrator of "Greasy Lake." In the story, "Shooting the Elephant" the narrator was put in a situation where he was under immense pressure and was forced ultimately to make a decision whether to shoot the elephant or not. ... (Pg 318, line 10) This is where Orwell finally came to his unanimous decision that it was already set in stone, and the elephant must be shot. ... Unlike the character in, "Shooting the Elephant" and his situati...

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Name ______________________________ Date ________ Period ______ "Shooting an Elephant" Quiz (40 points; 2 points each) Directions: Circle the best answer for each question. 1. ... The speaker's attitude toward shooting the elephant as revealed in paragraph 7 is one of: a. incredulity b. resignation c. despair d. divination e. disillusion 3. ... Orwell was reluctant to shoot the elephant at first because he knew the elephant was: I. no longer a danger after his bout of "must " had worn off. ... Orwell's attitude toward shooting the elephant in paragraph 6 is best described as: a...

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In George Orwell's short story Shooting an Elephant, he writes about racial prejudice and injustice. ... Orwell is not forced to acknowledge these atrocities until he is put into the position to shoot an elephant. ... While contemplating on whether to shoot the elephant or not, his motives become personal. ... "(1542) No matter how much the author refuses in his mind to shoot the elephant. ... Orwell hears comments like, "it was a damn shame to shoot an elephant for killing a coolie...

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In order to write a successful essay on George Orwell's essay I first need a strong thesis statement. Without this, my paper will have no central idea and may be very disorganized. I also need a clearer and better understanding of the text itself. I know what the text was about but I am not su...

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Battle Of The Ants And Shooting An Elephant Imperialistic View In both "The Battle of the Ants" by Thoreau and "Shooting an Elephant" by Orwell, imperialism plays a role. ... In "shooting an elephant" the elephant in symbolic of imperialism representing power as an untamed animal that has control over the village. ... In "Shooting an Elephant" Orwell represents the elephant as a force greater than the narrator has the ability to kill. ... Orwell is faced with a very important decision of whether or not he should shoot the elephant. ... In "Shooting an Elephant" the narrator feels forced ...

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Orwell sends for an elephant rifle, and the villagers follow him to see the shooting of the elephant. ... After hunting down the elephant and having the gun in his hand, he must shoot the elephant, but he gives the impression that he would rather shoot the Burmese. Orwell shoots the elephant, but to his horror the elephant does not die an easy death. ... Orwell did not want to shoot the elephant, but the political climate left him no choice. ... It was his duty to shoot the elephant, but he did not care if the elephant destroyed the town or killed people because he did not like them. ...

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"Shooting an Elephant," Orwell and "Fourth of July," Lorde both identify conflicts. In "Shooting an Elephant," Orwell is looking for a reason to shoot the elephant, but as the story goes on Orwell continues to notice he has no reason to shoot the elephant. ... (Orwell, para.8), "But I did not want to shoot the elephant. ... It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot the elephant." ... And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. ...

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The narrator in George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" is faced with precisely this kind of situation. ... He must contend with an excited mob of over two thousand Burmese townspeople who wish him to shoot an escaped elephant, while taking into consideration the loss to the show elephant's owner along with his own distaste for shooting the great beast, " Somehow it always seems worse to kill a large animal," he remarks. Although today we are often led to abandon reason and behave in an irrational manner as a result of pressure from a group, this rarely occurs in adulthood or to the e...

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And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all" (105). ... And at the end of the essay, he says that his real motive of shooting the elephant is only "to avoid looking a fool" (115). ... When the young European men knew that Orwell had shot the elephant, they were mad about it: "It was a damn shame to shoot an elephant for killing a coolie because an elephant was worth more than any damn Coringhee coolie" (115). ... It is obvious that these authoritative and inhumane images of the oppressor comes true in "Shooting an Elephant" as w...

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