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how did Orwell justify the shooting the elephant? what dose Orwell realize about the nature of imperialism from it​

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Answered by VineetaGara
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He justifies the act completely by stating that it was his duty to shoot the elephant, he don't wanted to be coonsidered as a weak European in the eyes of the locals.

He learned that when a white man becomes a tyrant it is his own freedom to destroy. He has to impress the natives. So they are supposed to do what the native expects.

  • The  speaker of the essay was working as a police officer in Burma.
  • Once he had an encounter with an elephant who has broken the chains.
  • The agressive elephant killed a man and was prone to cause many more loss.
  • The speaker saw the elephant on the farm and ordered for a rifle.
  • Actually he never wanted to shoot the elephant.
  • But in the pressure of fulfilling the expectations of the Burman natives he had to shoot the elephant.
  • With displeasure he realizes that in imperialism you have to impress the natives, and do what they want you to do.
  • Your personal feelings or judgements have no more value at this point.

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