George Orwell
In George Orwell’s essay, “Shooting an Elephant,” he discusses the constant insults received by the local Burman citizens. ... Orwell is a young British police officer working, in Moulmein, in lower Burma. ... However, being “young and ill-educated Orwell, had to think out his problems in the utter silence that is imposed on every Englishmen in the East. ... Orwell felt that what sounded like a tiny incident in itself, would give him the opportunity to prove himself and gain respect from the locals. ... Orwell strapped with his old . ... Upon finding the dead man, Orwell sends an orderly off to borrow an elephants rifle. ... However, Orwell knowing that the crowd was only interested in the food the elephant would provide and of his authoritative performance, made him despise them.