George Orwell Shooting An Elephant

George Orwell is a very smart man and displays his intelligence in his short story “Shooting an Elephant,”. When George Orwell wrote “Shooting an Elephant,” he made one of the characters go through this exact situation in a brilliant manner. There are many very advanced strategies that Orwell displays in his short story. In George Orwell's short story “Shooting an Elephant,” he provides examples that uncover more in the story than what meets the eye and gives a bit more meaning than the average author. George Orwell makes comparisons in the story that show the true nature of imperialism and show great strategies that he used by showing an internal conflict within the main character, shows how the actions are similar like an elephant running through a village, and he shows it through the death of a Dravidian. Orwell is constantly comparing this village to imperialism through each one of his scenes in the story. When analyzing the story, we find out some of the true meanings behind Orwell’s reason for writing it. George Orwell gives his opinion on what he thinks of the british in one of the opening paragraphs of the story. Orwell states “For at that time I had already made up my mind that imperialism was …show more content…
When Orwell was writing “Shooting an Elephant,” he displays some of these skills that he uses in each of his stories. George Orwell compares his story and shows how cruel the true nature of imperialism really is. The death of the Dravidian, the personal inner conflict between the main character, and making the comparison about the elephant are just a few ways he used to incorporate the true nature of imperialism. Throughout the story, Orwell proves how imperialism affects the officer’s decision making and moral choices. Orwell shows great strategies throughout the story that helps with analyzing the story and the comparison of