In "Shooting an Elephant", why does the police officer shoot the elephant? The elephant could have been shot because the police officer felt the animal was uncontrollable and would cause more harm; or he could have killed the elephant because he caved to peer pressure. 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. As one member ... of the ... ...

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... very day. Later, the officer had discussions about the killing of the elephant. He knew he was justified in killing it, due to the death of a local. There was, however, a difference of opinion with his co-workers. The officer did wonder if anyone realized he had killed the elephant "solely to avoid looking like a fool" (Orwell 4). After reading George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," it has become ... apparent that this short story has more meaning that the title states. The young officer hates his job, hates the people he watches over and hates his employer ... ...

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... 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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In George Orwell's short story Shooting an Elephant, he writes about racial prejudice and injustice. Orwell, which is the author's pen name, (his real name is Eric Arthur Blair,) is a police officer in Moulmein, lower Burma and takes place during the rainy season. Orwell is as much a victim as the people he protects and secretly loves, but because of circumstances he cannot control, he actually ... Orwell is not forced to acknowledge these atrocities until he is put into the position to shoot an elephant. After, the elephant kills a native, the Burmese people look for the elephant to be kill...

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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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... a story that was written to entertain but it's main purpose was to explain to the readers about government issues, political issues, and events that were taking place at that period of time or even past events that had already taken place. In the short story, "Shooting an Elephant", the author, George Orwell, states "All this was perplexing and upsetting. For at that time ... that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got our of it the better. Theoretically-and secretly of course- I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British." (Orw...

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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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... white people go or wherevery they are, they can't be strangers. They can't be strangers because so much of the modern world ha sbeen modeled after the white man's world. In this quote he describes what it means to be the village. It also relates to the short story, "shooting an elephant," because in this text thw thie man is not a stranger even though he is ... the only white man in the village. In another quote Baldwin is saying that the American culture has shaped him and in this ... way they control him. The culture causes him rage and anguish, but ... ...

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