George Orwell Shooting An Elephant

The story “Shooting an Elephant” is set in Burma, Asia. Orwell, who is the narrator, is a British police officer who was sent to Burma. The Burmese people do not like the British because of imperialism. Orwell does not agree with the treatment of the Burmese, but he still has to stand by Britain’s side. George is sent Burma to kill a tame elephant that has gone wild. It has destroyed most of the town and also killed a man. Everyone is terrified of this animal. Orwell doesn’t want to kill the elephant, but he is pressured by the Burmese people surrounding him. He knows deep down that it is wrong to kill an animal that doesn’t know any better. Once he shot the elephant, it took several hours for it to finally die. The owner was very angry because
this is his pet. He did not believe that this animal deserved this treatment because it is just a wild animal that didn’t know any better. Even though the owner was upset, there was nothing that could be done because the animal had killed a man.