... which governs our values and morals to know when that right choice has been made. 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 ... believed that he and his friends were nothing less than these "bad" characters. It is these beliefs in which the character had for himself in which got him into a s...

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Setting: Time: 1936 Place: Burma, Moulmein Characterization: Name: The man's name is not given. Appearance: The man's appearance is not given. 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. Reaction by others: The yellow-faced people are happy because he shot the elephant and now they had something to eat. Plot: Man v Man: The man in the story was afraid not to shoot the elephant because of all the yel...

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... 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 is so embarrassed that his father died after being crushed by a falling ... genuine compassion and concern, something no one else outside his family had done. Another example of someone willing to throw away something important to avoid being laughe...

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