"Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell, is an essay about a British police officer in Burma who is called upon to shoot an elephant that has escaped from its owners cage. Running free, the large elephant is quite dangerous and is causing havoc in town. ... With the elephant continuously running away from kept running away from the soldier. The soldiers morals were preventing him from shooting the animal, but the humongous crowd behind him made him feel as if he had to kill it. ... In conclusion, we find out that the elephant was eventually gunned down. ...

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Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell was an interesting peace to read. ... It sounded like the only reason the man shot the elephant was to uphold is image for the natives. ... I got from this was that he had to shoot the elephant because he came all this way with his rifle and there was no backing out now or he was loose respect and show that he is weak to the natives. ... I thought that the last paragraph was ironic because of how he did not want to shoot the elephant when he did; the elephant had a long miserable death. I think it was hard for the guy to watch the elephant die like that...

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In "Shooting an Elephant", why does the police officer shoot the elephant? ... 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. ... When the officer first encounters the elephant, he states, "I ought not to shoot him." ... In conclusion, peer pressure caused the shooting of the elephant. ...

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In "Shooting an Elephant," the author, George Orwell contends with imperialism. ... When he faced with the issue of shooting an elephant or not, Orwell was forced to shoot the innocent elephant to satisfy the Burmese who isolated Orwell mentally. ... Everyone faces difficult decisions, even Orwell hesitated before shooting the elephant. ... The elephant which killed the coolie gives Orwell an excuse for shooting the elephant. ... "Shooting an Elephant" recorded an incident when Orwell faced an ethical dilemma and shot the elephant in order to escape from native Burmese's laughin...

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Synopsis of "Shooting an Elephant" George Orwell, 1950 Shooting an Elephant is about the experiences the author goes through living as a British police officer in Lower Burma. ... During the story he is called upon to decide whether or not to kill the elephant that had just ravaged a bazaar. ... So he ends up shooting the elephant just to satisfy the people that he disliked, and also to avoid looking a fool. ...

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George Orwell, Author of" Shooting an Elephant". ... Orwell said(" He did not want to shoot the Elephant")Orwell 136. ... Orwell knows in his Gut that he must shoot the Elephant, So he can earn his stripes again. ... This is Life and death and any second, when he steps forward to the elephant, The Elephant can kill Orwell. So Orwell shoots the Elephant and the crowd of the Burmese roar with excitement. ...

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The short story of "Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell, begins with the author describing his position as a police officer in Lower Burma. ... After sending an orderly after an elephant rifle, a group of locals informed him on the location of the elephant. ... The officer shot the elephant multiple times, but yet the elephant would just not die. ... After reading George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," it has become apparent that this short story has more meaning that the title states. ... The officer's multiple shots to the elephant were simply delivered to ...

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"Shooting an Elephant" is an essay by George Orwell. ... Another example is when he was called about the elephant to take control of the matter. ... Orwell was extrememly descriptive in telling about when he was face to face with the elephant. ... Orwell was particularly descriptive through these parts of "Shooting an Elephant." ... He was faced with a large destructive problem with the elephant and even though he did not want to take kill the elephant he did it anyways. ...

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Name ______________________________ Date ________ Period ______ "Shooting an Elephant" Quiz (40 points; 2 points each) Directions: Circle the best answer for each question. 1. ... The speaker's attitude toward shooting the elephant as revealed in paragraph 7 is one of: a. incredulity b. resignation c. despair d. divination e. disillusion 3. ... Orwell was reluctant to shoot the elephant at first because he knew the elephant was: I. no longer a danger after his bout of "must " had worn off. ... Orwell's attitude toward shooting the elephant in paragraph 6 is best described as: a...

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In George Orwell's short story Shooting an Elephant, he writes about racial prejudice and injustice. ... Orwell is not forced to acknowledge these atrocities until he is put into the position to shoot an elephant. ... While contemplating on whether to shoot the elephant or not, his motives become personal. ... "(1542) No matter how much the author refuses in his mind to shoot the elephant. ... Orwell hears comments like, "it was a damn shame to shoot an elephant for killing a coolie...

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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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Orwell sends for an elephant rifle, and the villagers follow him to see the shooting of the elephant. ... After hunting down the elephant and having the gun in his hand, he must shoot the elephant, but he gives the impression that he would rather shoot the Burmese. Orwell shoots the elephant, but to his horror the elephant does not die an easy death. ... Orwell did not want to shoot the elephant, but the political climate left him no choice. ... It was his duty to shoot the elephant, but he did not care if the elephant destroyed the town or killed people because he did not like them. ...

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Henry Lamartine, from the "Red Convertible" and George Orwell, author of "Shooting an Elephant", in many ways are a lot alike. ... George Orwell writes about the time when he was in Burma and was sent out to shoot an elephant. ... When he arrived in front of the elephant he had asked a local for a gun and was then immediately expected to shoot the elephant down. ... "I had got to shoot the elephant. ... George ends up shooting the elephant and it takes a very long time to die. ...

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In Orwell's, Shooting an Elephant,? ... In actuality Orwell felt conflicts within himself because he tried to justify the killing of the elephant as being a part of his job: And afterwards I was very glad that the coolie had been killed, it put me legally in the right and it gave me a sufficient pretext for shooting the elephant.? ... Even though he did not have to shoot the elephant he felt it was something that had to be done to save face. ... Half of the Burmese were telling Orwell to shoot the elephant and the other half said not to shoot. But, what he didn't analyze is what ...

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" and the elephant from George Orwell's story, "Shooting an Elephant". ... He was the one who was forced to deal with the situation of the elephant. The elephant was chained up, which was nonchalantly mentioned, because this was a normal thing to do to an elephant. ... The elephant then made its way to a field while the author prepares to meet the animal. ... It was already peaceful, the bloodlust had dissipated, but the locals were still eager for blood, for they knew they could make some money of the remains of the elephant. ...

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George Orwell has two very conflicting feelings towards the Burmese people throughout his essay. He writes "I thought that the greatest joy in the world would 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 ...

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