W ha t is G eorg e O rw ell's v ie w o n im peria li s m a s r e ve ale d in th e e ssa y " S ho otin g a n E le pha nt? " Orw ell's e ssa y " S ho otin g a n E le pha nt" is a bout th e r ...

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W ha t is G eorg e O rw ell's v ie w o n im peria li s m a s r e ve ale d in th e e ssa y " S ho otin g a n E le pha nt? "
Orw ell's e ssa y " S ho otin g
a n E le pha nt" is a bout th e r e la tio n b etw een th e B ritis h im peria li s ts a nd th e n a tiv e s o f In d ia . O rw ell, w ho w ork e d fo r th e
Im peria l In d ia n p oli c e in th e 1 930s, w rite s a s to ry a bout a n e le pha nt th a t h a d te rro riz e d a v illa ge. H e e xp la in s h o w h e w as
p re sse d to s ho ot it, b ut h e d id n o t w ant to d o it b eca use h e w as a gain st k illi n g a nim als . H e fin a lly s ho t it a fte r h e w as
co m mand ed to d o s o b y h is s up erio rs . T he in cid ent is r e ve ali n g o f O rw ell's fe eli n g s to w ard s e m pir e a nd im peria li s m a s
w ell a s h is id eas o n m ora l r e sp onsib ili ty .
G eorg e O rw ell’ s e ssa y “ S ho otin g a n E le pha nt ” w as w ritte n in 1 936. H e w as w ork in