George Orwell Close Reading

1. orwell reported to the readers all the accumulated remorse naturally felt by the people who were repressed by the British colony. Despite the fact Orwell was opposed to this system, He acted against their beliefs and wills. Furthermore, he was trying to be respected and consider as an authority. Orwell not only played the role of a police officer, but he also lived the experience of being part of this system in the flesh. Consequently, shooting the elephant was a scene in which he felt the pressure of the crowd and acted as he was supposed to do; again he was using a mask to complies his duty.

2. The main reason is to persuade the readers; he regrets the act of killing the animal. Also, he is against the British colony; furthermore, he explains

The author contextualize how European were treated because of the imperialism. Not only did orwell suffer the consequences of the British colonization, but also the people who were colonized. Also, He explains how evil was the imperialism and that influenced the colonizers to act like tyrants even though they did not want to behave in that way. In other words, taking away the opportunity to conduct themselves as self-determining people. The narratives starts when he explains the sensation of being so close of this organazitation; moreover how disgusted he felt about it.

4. Readers can hear the hysteria that was coming from the crowd who were excited to see an elephant shoot. Furthermore, the crowd’voices that were forcing orwell to act as they expected. Dialogue gives a sequence and more reality because if he only mentions what they said previously, it does not flow in the same way.

5. From my point of view, the death of the elephant was a decisive event in that moment, and he wanted to stick out the point of being forced to do something he didn’t want to comply, but at the end he does because he played the role. Additionally, he detailed the agony and of the elephant to make readers realize how this creature was executed because the desire of the population.

6. The purpose is to emphasize those comments and make the readers pay clear attention to them. Orwells adds details to precise or give an explanation about the