Analysis Of George Orwell's Shooting An Elephant
George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant reminds me of a circus act. Although in a position of authority and military supremacy Orwell categorizes himself as a performer. In the wake of shooting the elephant Orwell ceases to be an authority figure but rather a spectacle who no longer has control of his own actions over the matter. His desire to not be humiliated outdoes his reasoning to display his power. Orwell illustrates the killing of the elephant as an inhumane act, which parallels the barbaric and forced colonization of the British empire on the Burmese people. A role-playing act that subjugates and oppresses humanity.
In 100 Years of Solitude we see the despotic actions of a government trying to subjugate an innocent population. Civil war
In 100 Years of Solitude we see the despotic actions of a government trying to subjugate an innocent population. Civil war