George Orwell Shooting An Elephant Analysis

In “Shooting an Elephant” , writer George Orwell describes a scene of an elephant being killed and describes the sensations that he goes through during the short but extremely dramatic event in the small city of Burma and articulates the sensations of a police officer goes through during this brief but very dramatic event. Rhetorically,George Orwell uses various literary techniques to convey the emotions in the scene, which ultimately leads to a detailed presentation of imperialism. Through descriptions of the crowd and a direct appeal with the narrator, Orwell succeeds in convincing the audience that imperialism has a negative impact on those being governed , but also to those that are exercising that power. As an adversary of political