blog writing #literaray analysis of “shooting an elephant”

George Orwell’s short story “Shooting an Elephant” is a non-fiction narrative story based on the personal experiences Orwell had while working as a police officer in Burma with the Indian Imperial Police. Orwell utilizes figurative literature devices such as symbolism, imagery, irony, metaphor, simile, and many other literary devices to express the theme of British imperialism, fear of humiliation, colonial resentment, the performance of power, taming of the colonized subject, police power, and natural life in his essay. Thus, this essay focuses on the literary analysis of George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant”.