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. ...

• Word Count: 823
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1054
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Elephant. ... Combining Talib's unmatched tracking skills and Jim's shooting, they were a force to be reckoned with and were renowned as such. ... It was in plain sight of the elephant but he was counting on their notoriously poor eyesight and the darkness to mask his movements. ...

• Word Count: 897
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School