George Orwell: Shooting an Elephant In his essay‚ George Orwell tells a story of what happened in Burma when he served as a police officer. At the time‚ the Burmese citizens did not look kindly upon the English police that protected their city. He describes several instances where he was ridiculed‚ taunted‚ and baited into precarious situations. He goes on to proclaim the cowardice of these citizens‚ and how they waited until the police were out of range before yelling insults towards them.
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“They Shoot Horses Don’t They” written by Horace McCoy expresses two significant views on life during the Great Depression. This novel is about Robert and Gloria’s struggle to live during the times of hardship after their failure to pursue in life. Robert‚ the narrator of the novel‚ is a young boy who hopes to become a film director. After many failed attempts at pursuing his aspired profession‚ his strong and tough personality reflects his view on fighting for his life and become a filmmaker. On
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understand how elephants truly behave. Morell taught her readers that elephants are smarter and more compassionate than they may seem. In the article Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk‚ Morell makes her ideas clear by saying the elephants tried to pull a rope alone and couldn’t get the treat until they worked together. In school‚ students can be confused easy and often rely on their peers to help them understand the topic. By stating this‚ Morell tells her readers that elephants can pick up on
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Ernest Hemingway and his White Elephants Within his short story‚ Hills like White Elephants‚ Ernest Hemingway exemplifies a mode of unique‚ plotless literature that serves the sole purpose of conveying a message without literally mentioning it. Through his blunt conciseness‚ Hemingway demands the piece to be read between the lines and symbolically rather than literally. This Lost Generation‚ American author who found refuge within the depths of Europe utilized his experience with controversial
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In the short story‚ “Hills like White Elephants” by Earnest Hemingway‚ it tells the tale of a couple traveling from Barcelona to Madrid. The man is an American and his girlfriend‚ Jig‚ has an unspecified nationality. The story proceeds forward‚ and we pick up very quickly that there is some kind of unspoken tension between the two characters that neither of them care to discuss. During the back and forth dialogue‚ it is safe to assume that the two are expecting a child. We can read between the
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The mass killings of elephants for their ivory‚ the widespread pollution across the ocean‚ and the careless behavior towards nature are all things that people are contributing to. Mary Kate Frank‚ the author of both “Saving the World’s Ocean” and “The Race to Save the Elephants” believes that people’s lack of respect towards the elephants and the ocean is resulting in negative effects to the U.S and other diverse nations‚ such as a dramatic drop in trade and transportation‚ and an economic breakdown
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An Elephant-Sized Dilemma Everyone‚ of all ages and time periods‚ faces a moral dilemma. This may be about a smaller problem or matters of life and death that have a far more wide-ranging impact‚ such as imperialism. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant‚” an unnamed narrator‚ despite his initial reluctance‚ succumbs to collective pressures to shoot a marauding elephant in Lower Burma. Orwell comments on the dangers of collective pressure and the horrors of imperialism in order to explore the
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to do. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ he shows the difficult decision some families must make with their child‚ abortion‚ through the symbolism of the hills “looking like white elephants” and also the that woman drinking alcohol although she is pregnant. To understand the symbolism of the comparison of the hills and the white elephant‚ the reader has to understand what a white elephant is. A white elephant is something that no one wants‚ something that is expensive
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something else is the greatest accomplishment.” In the essays “Salvation” and “Shooting an Elephant” authors Langston Hughes and George Orwell convey the similar message that anything of importance‚ can’t be forced on anyone‚ they rather have to find it for themselves. Orwell was about twenty years old when he went to the village of Burma to work as an officer for the British. The story focuses on a moment in his life involving shooting an elephant. Hughes on the other hand‚ was a young boy who was
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Short Story Comparative Essay Appearances are often deceptive. Being able to see something through physical appearances differs from viewing it based on insight. The themes from the short stories The Elephant‚ by Slawomir Mrozek‚ and Mirror Image‚ by Lena Coakley‚ provide the basis of an interesting comparison. The authors’ of both stories have created characters that portray the idea that looks can be deceiving. By studying and discussing these characters‚ it can be argued that what looks to be
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