Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell was an interesting peace to read. I thought that it was very descriptive and a good story. I thought that the moral of the story fits well into today's society. It sounded like the only reason the man shot the elephant was to uphold is image for the natives. "To come all this way with rifle in hand having done nothing - no, that ... . And my whole life, every white man's life in the east, was one long struggle not to be laughed at." 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 ou...

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... people the idea of not fitting in or being laughed at is a frightening thing. People go to extremes to avoid the embarrassment. The short story's "A Shocking Accident- and "Shooting an Elephant- show the length men will go to, to avoid humiliation. In "A Shocking Accident-, a freak accident leads to the unfortunate demise of a young boy, Jerome's father. He ... his family had done. Another example of someone willing to throw away something important to avoid being laughed at comes from the short story, "Shooting an Elephant."" An Englishman, working as a policeman in Burma, is hated by ...

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