Orwell’s essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant” tells the story of a British policeman in British occupied India‚ who faces a situation where he must either follow his morals or pretend to be something else in order to please the public. Obviously living in Burma in the early nineteen hundreds‚ as an Englishman‚ was not easy. Furthermore‚ serving as a steward of the law in a place oppressed by the country you are from‚ certainly will make a job difficult. But‚ this is what Orwell’s character must do. I found
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Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon‚ formerly known as Rangoon‚ was the capital of Myanmar‚ is known for its colonial architecture‚ which although decaying‚ remains an almost unique example of a 19th-century British colonial capital. Friendly street vendors‚ traditionally dressed local people‚ attracting old Chevrolet buses and trishaws‚ all make a feel like a museum of Yangon downtown life. Shwedagon‚ the heart of Yangon‚ is the most profoundly honoured pagoda in the country and interesting history behind
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In 1944 George Orwell wrote his very famous book “1984” during this time there were many problems going on worldwide such as war and Hitler. Orwell at the time lived in Burma and had a job as Imperial police but still lived in poverty. George while his time alive did not have an exact stand on politics and Government up until around this time during 1944. He tells us how during his life in poverty he began to hate authority and began to see the negative effects of certain types of Governments especially
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would you want to shoot an elephant? That question is one that the character‚ the author himself‚ asks throughout the story as it’s told. It starts by introducing himself as a white sub-divisional police officer serving in Moulmein‚ a town in lower Burma. He explains his hatred towards imperialism and how the Burman people treat him rudely. I appreciate this story because of how real his character seemed to me‚ simply explaining his thoughts and opinions regarding the situation that was occurring
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He views it as a corrupt form of government. He has a strong disgust for the native people‚ as they continually harass him on a daily basis. They attempt to trip him on the soccer field‚ laugh and make fun of him. Orwell dislikes his position in Burma‚ as he frequently states that he does not like having power and ruling over a foreign people. Many times the masses of people tend to go around what Orwell is attempting to enforce‚ rather than obey what he decides. “I had already made up my mind
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experience when his aunt took him to church to attend a church revival to be saved from sin but was not really saved whereas in “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell writes about his experience when he was posted as a police officer in the city of Burma and was pressured by the gathered crowd to kill an animal which was left loose. He ultimately decides to shoot the elephant. After reading both the stories I feel sympathetic towards both the authors but I feel more for Hughes as he lost his faith
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what he has witnessed and experienced‚ and decides to share his feelings with the rest of the establishment through his writings. We understand that the author’s purpose is to show how degraded he feels by the events that took place that morning in Burma. Throughout his essay the author shows‚ that the prisoners are treated like animals. We see this when the author is describing the cells‚ he states‚ “We were waiting outside the condemned cells‚ a row of sheds fronted with double bars‚ like small animal
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George Orwell was “disgusted by the inhumanity of colonial rule that he witnessed while stationed in Burma” (2835 Orwell). Using his writing to confess the inner conflict of an imperial police officer‚ he wrote an autobiographical essay titled Shooting an Elephant. He notes that the Burmese civilians were not allowed to own guns during his stay – a testament of British control over Burmese resources. Feeling “stuck between his hatred of the empire he served and his rage against the evil-spirited
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values to date. This paper provides a preliminary look into the cultural assessment of a country not included in the Hofstede data set. Myanmar is located in Southeast Asia‚ bordering Thailand‚ China‚ India‚ and Laos. The country‚ formerly called Burma‚ gained its independence from Britain at the end of World War II‚ after a hard fought struggle with the colonial power and the Japanese invaders. Burmese
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were very distrusting and resentful of the imperialistic rule of the British. Their sentiments made Orwell an obvious target. Despite all these hostile feelings toward him and British rule‚ Orwell resents the British oppression and not the people of Burma. He feels that oppressing the Burmese people will cause him to feel guilt and hatred toward his job. One day‚ Orwell receives a phone call that an elephant is loose and running wild under the influence of “must.” Eventually‚ he ends up face-to-face
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