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The crowd wanted Orwell to shoot the elephant because it had been causing damage and they were hoping he would take care of the threat to protect them. They were looking to him for action and leadership in that moment of crisis.
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∙ 9y agoThe Burmese hate George Orwell in shooting the elephant because he was British. The British had made India a colony of the empire and unjustly occupied Burma. The Burmese wished for the British empire to fall.
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∙ 13y agoDon't really want to write another essay on this topic, so I will keep it short by answering with Orwell's own words at the very end of Shooting the Elephant: "I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool."
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∙ 9y agoGeorge Orwell worked in Burma as part of the Indian Imperial Police, so he was part of the British occupation. He also displayed racist attitudes toward Burmese people in his writings.
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∙ 12y agoi dont know the answers ........................
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In shooting a n elephant if the narrators does not know what he can do why does he takes his rifle with him?
The narrator takes his rifle with him when shooting the elephant, even though he doesn't want to shoot it, because he needs to maintain an appearance of authority and control in front of the crowd of onlookers. Carrying the rifle gives him a sense of power and responsibility in the situation.
In George Orwell Shooting an Elephant how does the narrator cultural background affecthow he feels about the elephant?
The narrator's cultural background as a colonial police officer in Burma influences his feelings towards the elephant. He feels pressured to maintain authority and uphold the expectations of the native people, which leads him to shoot the elephant against his personal beliefs. This internal conflict highlights the impact of power dynamics and cultural expectations on individual actions.
Shooting an elephant do you think he really has a choice?
In many ways, Orwell did not have a choice, he presents it soon after the first actual sighting of the elephant that while a practical method could be followed: "It was perfectly clear to me what I ought to do, I ought to walk within 20-30 yards from the elephant testing it's behavior: If it were to charge I would shoot, if it did not react it would be safe to be left until the Mahout arrived" It was not something he felt able to advocate: Orwell negates this obligation through a mixture of cowardice, prejudice and pressure that the massing crowd of "yellow faces" have instilled in him. Orwell is demonstrating that the splicing of cultures has led to this stand off and he must somehow act, he chooses to shoot the elephant, not because he has too but because it would be expedient to follow his prejudices against "appearing a fool " in front of the "natives" rather than adhere to idealist ethics. Evidence for this lies in his moment of comic irony when he says that if the elephant were to trample him the native would laugh at him- this touch of ridiculousness emphasizes the effect Imperialism has had on Orwell. Although that particular image is not intended to be fully serious it is representative of the "hopelessness of the white man's dominion in the East" that even in his death he is struggling not to be laughed at. He has become "the traditional image of the Sahib", who in theory has absolute power and as such could turn around and walk away, the compulsion to shoot the elephant comes about from the polar relationship that links the "natives" with the "Imperialists Orwell seems to be commenting on the battle between the compulsion to do what is right and what one feels obliged to do- his prejudices have led him in this case to abandon his morals. His argument running that once you have donned the "mask" your "face grows to fit it" and the empire you are master of compels you equally as much as you compel it. In such a relationship Orwell must bend to the will of the dehumanized collective mass who want the elephant dead, he is given no other choice.
Why didn't Orwell just leave his gun at home in shooting an elephant?
Orwell shoots the elephant when it is in heat because he is destroying property and also took someones life. Orwell didnt really want to kill it but the people following him made him feel pushed forward to do it.
What is the purpose of Shooting an Elephant and who is the audience?
Orwell shoots the elephant when it is in heat because he is destroying property and also took someones life. Orwell didnt really want to kill it but the people following him made him feel pushed forward to do it.
You want to lean how to shoot?
what do you want to shoot.
What did George Orwell think of his job as a police officer?
George Orwell disliked his job as a police officer in Burma. He experienced guilt over being part of an oppressive colonial system, which he later criticized in his writing. The experience influenced his views on imperialism and social injustice.
Shooting an elephan?
The shooting of an elephant is illegal because they are a protected species and why would anyone want to shoot one if not for the value of their ivory tusks as the ivory trade is also not permitted.
Can you buy an elephant at Walmart?
no but i wish that was possible. i want an elephant
Can you give me an elephant?
I WANT AN ELEPHANT! WANNA TRADE ELEPHANTS?!?!?!? Wait....?
Where does the crowd want the King to live?
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Can you shoot a great white with a gun?
If you really want you can shoot anything you want with a gun
