Shooting an Elefant by George Orwell
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…elephant must represent the slow demise of British Imperialism. We can see that Orwell doesn't like himself much because of this incident, and can only wonder how many more incidents such as this, possibly more serious in nature, could have occurred "solely to avoid looking a fool." This summary really made me realize that by his country, by the Burmese, and by himself on the Burmese, Orwell expresses his conflicting views regarding imperialism through oppression.
…elephant must represent the slow demise of British Imperialism. We can see that Orwell doesn't like himself much because of this incident, and can only wonder how many more incidents such as this, possibly more serious in nature, could have occurred "solely to avoid looking a fool." This summary really made me realize that by his country, by the Burmese, and by himself on the Burmese, Orwell expresses his conflicting views regarding imperialism through oppression.
