Summary Of Shooting An Elephant By George Orwell

We are trapped in a never ending war, a war with ourselves and with others. In this war, each side is fighting for power. This is the case in the essay, “Shooting an Elephant,” by George Orwell, where it can be interpreted that “when the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom he destroys… he wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” Through the beginning of the essay, a person can consider this thesis to follow yet disagree with the essay. Depending on the way that a person interprets the essay, then the thesis could be considered to relate to the essay. Based on the way that I interpreted the essay, I can see how it goes both ways, but I believe that this thesis matches. It depends on if you look at the British Imperialists as the tyrant or if you look at George Orwell as the tyrant.
In the beginning of the essay, he seems more of a servant than a tyrant. In certain ways he did destroy his own freedom, but it was also the British Empire that took it away. George Orwell’s persona, did decided his own view of government he served, in “that imperialism was an evil thing” (Orwell) and he was mentally sided with the Burmese. “I was stuck between my hatred for the empire I served and my rage against the evil-spirited little beasts who tried to make my job impossible” (Orwell). With this, he could be considered a