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How big is the crowd following Orwell in his story Shooting an 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.
Why did the crowd want Orwell to shoot the elephant?
Because he was an English officer. English had colonized India and had occupied it for almost 300 years. At the time of the story, the nationalist movement was going on in India and an anti-British feeling was very prevalent.
Why does the narrator in Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell leave before the elephant is dead?
The narrator leaves before the elephant is dead because he feels increasing pressure and scrutiny from the crowd to act decisively. He is conscious of the expectations placed upon him as a representative of the British Empire and feels compelled to maintain his authority and status, even though he is conflicted about shooting the elephant.
What is a sentence for white elephant?
It's an impressive exhibition hall but rarely attracts a crowd; it's a real white elephant!
What excerpt from the essay most clearly portrays the Burmese with negative connotations?
When I pulled the trigger I did not hear the bang or feel the kick - one never does when a shot goes home - but I heard the devilish roar of glee that went up from the crowd. There were several thousands of [Buddhist priests] in the town and none of them seemed to have anything to do except stand on street corners and jeer at Europeans.
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.
In the book shooting an elephant What does the elephant represent?
Because "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell is an essay, it contains its own thesis, which is an argument about the nature of imperialism. This thesis does not appear in just one sentence of the essay, but various passages contain it, with the rest of the essay-the story of shooting the elephant-providing an example to "prove" its truth. The argument about imperialism that is central to "Shooting an Elephant" can be summarized something like this: Imperialism affects the oppressed as well as the oppressor. Because it is an immoral relationship of power, it compels the oppressor to act immorally to keep up appearances that he is right. The narrator realizes that the British Raj which he serves is "an unbreakable tyranny" yet despises the people he oppresses for allowing him to do so. On the one hand he is regarded as a wise ruler, but on the other he knows he is wrong in what he does but must behave in such a way to disquise this. As a result, he finds himself doing whatever he must do, which in this case is to kill the elephant, to "avoid looking [the] fool" that he knows he is for representing the powers of imperialism.
What is the name of the head Elephant on the Lion King?
There is no 'Head Elephant' Are you thinking of 'The Jungle Book'? Or 'Jungle Emperor Leo'? The only elephant in the Lion King is the 'extra' who appears with the crowd, and another 'extra' in the song 'Just can't wait to be King'.
What did the crowd do as the British soldier soldiers approach them in the Boston massacre?
They provoked the soldiers and threw things at them!
What actors and actresses appeared in Rage - 1999?
The cast of Rage - 1999 includes: Sian Adams as Cindy Shango Baku as Marcus Marcell Campbell as B-Boy at the Elephant Ed Chadwick as Recording studio engineer Rebecca Ella as Lola Tone Emblemsvaag as Tactical Cafe crowd Haris Hahmed as Staff at grocery store Magnus Hastings as Richard Ionie Hitchman as B-Girl at the Elephant Clifford Jarvis as Drummer in montage sequence Cornell John as Razor Eric Jorrin as Policeman Hatem Kamel as B-Boy at the Elephant Pete Kelbie as Rapist policeman Nathalie Khanna as Tactical Cafe crowd Keith Kirkwood as Evangelical policeman Michael La Borde as B-Boy at the Elephant Andrew Lee Potts as B-Boy at the Elephant Wale Ojo as Pin Landy Oshinowo as Shona Adrian Owusu as Tactical Cafe guitarist Fio Peluso as Tactical Cafe crowd Robin Peters as Hooray Henry Peace Porohu as B-Girl at the Elephant Benji Reed as Poetry performance artist Lorraine Richards as Tactical Cafe crowd Norman Roberts as Razz Natalie Ross as B-Girl at the Elephant Jon Sexton as Producer at record studio Abdus Sharid as Staff at grocery store Talal Wasfi as B-Boy at the Elephant Caroline Williams as B-Girl at the Elephant Jerome Witter as B-Boy at the Elephant Michael Wright as B-Boy at the Elephant
What did the crowd do as the British soldier approach them?
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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.
