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 is impossible. The crowed would ... laugh at me. And my whole life, every white man's life in the east, was one long ... . People in gangs do things that are bad so people will be afraid or "not mess with them". I thought that the...

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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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... 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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... be to drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest's guts-(Pg.680), and then he turns around and says "Theoretically "and secretly, of course "-I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British.""(Pg.680). George Orwell then goes on to say that feelings like this were not unusual side effects of imperialism. George Orwell was torn between two ... sides of himself. The sympathetic, guilty side of his inner self and the side of him that was just trying to get his job done and do it properly. George Orwell was suffering from an internal identity conflict, which was resolved...

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