Battle Of The Ants And Shooting An Elephant Imperialistic View In both "The Battle of the Ants" by Thoreau and "Shooting an Elephant" by Orwell, imperialism plays a role. ... In "shooting an elephant" the elephant in symbolic of imperialism representing power as an untamed animal that has control over the village. ... In "Shooting an Elephant" Orwell represents the elephant as a force greater than the narrator has the ability to kill. ... Orwell is faced with a very important decision of whether or not he should shoot the elephant. ... In "Shooting an Elephant" the narrator feels forced ...

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