This was an interesting piece to read. I neither liked nor disliked it. You could feel while reading that it was somewhat outdated. I am interested to hear in greater depth why Ellen and Jordan decided to use this article.
If this piece is meant to be a memoir, then I believe that George Orwell shot the elephant. If it were not for the specific categorization of the piece, I would assume that whether or not he shot the elephant isn’t all that important; but again, because it is categorized as creative non-fiction or narrative journalism, it’s truthfulness becomes important.
I believe that he shot the elephant. He seemed incredibly remorseful before and after shooting, and couldn’t stay at the scene to wait for the elephant to die. Even if he didn’t have such feelings of remorse, he may have included them to protect himself from the negative opinions of others after shooting. Either way, it seems as thought he shot the elephant.
Orwell is sure to let the reader know that he is an outsider in his community. The reader is fully aware that Orwell is a British man living in an Eastern society. It is very interesting that while Orwell is in power, the people of the community still ultimately reign in the pressure he felt to kill the elephant.
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