There will be 1 less elephant
Shooting an Elephant was created in 1936.
Shooting an Elephant is set in Burma, Afghanistan.
the elephant
The crowd following Orwell in his story "Shooting an Elephant" is described as being large and growing as they gather to witness the potential shooting of the elephant. The crowd consists of a mix of locals and curious onlookers.
The purpose of the story "Shooting an Elephant" is about to put a light on imperialism. It is also to show that what is legal, and what is morally acceptable may not be compatible.
In a recent class discussion we came to the conclusion that the elephant symbolizes the imperialistic regime.
Very informal
In "Shooting an Elephant," the elephant symbolizes the power dynamics between the colonizers and the colonized. The decision to shoot the elephant represents the internal conflict faced by the narrator in upholding the oppressive system of imperialism. Ultimately, the elephant's death highlights the destructive nature of imperialism for both the colonizer and the colonized.
British Imperialism
The protagonist in "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell is the narrator, who is a British police officer in colonial Burma. The antagonist could be seen as the pressure and expectations from the local Burmese population, who are watching and goading the narrator to shoot the elephant.
he liked elephants...
Orwell's purpose in giving details about the elephant's slow death was to emphasize how unnecessary it was to have killed the elephant. George Orwell was an English writer.