“The True meaning behind the Killing of the Elephant” An elephant has been shot and killed. Wt a mere act of violence or does it go beyond that? In this situation, the killing of the elephant goes far behind self-defense and security. It’s taken to a personal level, which leads to difficult complications. George Orwell is overwhelmed with what is expected from him, than what he knows is morally correct. Even though he knew …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…the Burman’s didn’t know this, nothing else mattered. What did matter to him, was being laughed at and being titled as a fool. It didn’t worry him, that he would have to live the rest of his life knowing he killed a harmless animal, simply because of what others would think of him. 1. Orwell, George.”Shooting an Elephant.” The Blair Reader,EB. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen Mandell. NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. 724-730.