Rhetorical Analysis Of Shooting An Elephant By George Orwell

In "Shooting an Elephant," by George Orwell there are many aspects of Orwell's style conveyed throughout the essay. One essential aspect of Orwell's writing is diction. The correct usage of words acknowledges the author to develop a particular feeling about the text which is used to emphasize how he feels and how he wants to impact the readers. In Orwell’s writing, his use of diction captures the audience and transports them into the mind and emotions of his own. Orwell was born as Eric Blair on June 25th of 1903. He was an outstanding British author and complex writer. Serving as an imperial police officer from 1922 to 1927 in Burma. Orwell didn't seem to agree with imperialism, he stood more against it with the Burmese people; he was a victim of the system he hated. He was forced to comply with the orders that were given to secure himself. This particular situation led Orwell to find himself years later and quit the duties of an Indian imperial officer. Later on, Orwell moved to Paris and then settled in London to become a writer where he composed stories such as,“Shooting an elephant”, “Burmese days” and “Animal Farm.” …show more content…
Secretly Orwell was all for the Burmese people but him being on the opposite side because of his job made people look at him different, they hated him because he stood with a whole army of police officers who believed in imperialism. Orwell strikes an emotion of sympathy and exhibits a relatable feeling that most can feel. A sour bitter feeling toward the ones we hate using himself as an example, he shows a trait of hatred for himself throughout the