... on they way we view the opposite sex; it can also change the perspective on our own personal values. George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" demonstrates this when it comes down for the essayist to pull the trigger or not. In the first paragraph of the essay, George describes the Burman people has having "yellow faces" (1). This description separates the English Orwell from the rest of the native people, which he is ... him. When he turned and looked he knew that he had no choice; he had to shoot the elephant. The English had been the ruler of the country for decades and if Orwell ...

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... that finally finished him off " you could see the agony of it jolt his whole body and knock the last remnant of strength from his legs" (53). After finally collapsing the ground "with a crash that seemed to shake the ground even where I lay" (53), the elephant was dead. Orwell was particularly descriptive through these parts of "Shooting an Elephant." When he wrote it he was a simple ... European police officer in an Asian community. 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. Orwell was...

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... is called upon to decide whether or not to kill the elephant that had just ravaged a bazaar. He knows that the best thing to do would be to let it live, but he knows that if he does this then he would be ridiculed by the Burmese spectators. So he ends up shooting the elephant just to satisfy the people that he disliked, and also to avoid looking ... a fool. I think that the author's purpose in writing this essay was to show the hollowness and futility of the white man's dominion in the East. On page 171 we see an example of this when ... he says, "And my whole life, every white man's l...

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... 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 sure as of now what the meaning of it was. I only see the story of the Englishman shooting the elephant, not the point of it. If I don't have a better understanding of this I will ... only simply summarize the essay, which I know is not our assignment at all. I plan on preceding the writing assignment by working a little bit on the paper each day ... paper even if they do not make sense. I will have enough time to come back and organize my thoughts ...

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... on the Western Front touches many issues that are expressed by anyone who has been affected by war. Essay # 6 There is much advice to be offered from the characters which we have studied this semester. Oedipus made us realize that humans are clearly controlled by a higher power. Do not attempt to master your fate, as it is inevitable. The narrator in "Shooting an Elephant" immediately ... regretted killing the animal after doing so. He realized, as we should, it is most important to follow your own instincts and disregard others" suggestions should they interfere with your ... beliefs....

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