The Abuse Of Imperialism In Burma

A sub-divisional European police officer of the town, Moulmein specifically lower Burma, found himself trapped in a deadlock. The young officer had an inner crisis between his integrity and his profession. He found himself feeling hated and ridiculed by the many residents of the town when all he was doing was performing his job. The ambivalent officer was sneered, tripped, and laughed at; He felt perplexed and agitated because he had come to know how he felt morally and politically about the world he lived in. The officer had decided that Imperialism was a horrible system of government but he thought the sooner he finished his duty, the faster he could get out of the circumstances around him. He was all for Burmese citizens retaliating against

The conflicted Englishman was sought to end the life of an elephant that was terrorizing the many homes of Burmese civilians, but his biggest conflict wasn’t shooting an elephant, it was worrying about how the Burmese people would think of him if he didn’t shoot the large animal. This story argues that the abuse brought upon by Imperialism has taken its toll on the people of Burma and demonstrates how a destructive tyrant empire can cause a colonized and overpowered country to rebel and attack destructively after being oppressed for so long. In this essay, Imperialism serves as the destructive behavior and brutality brought upon a serene labor intended elephant, which symbolizes colonialism. For example, the Burmese people were colonized and abused by Great Britain, that after so many years of torment they became

It is understandable how a animal used for labor can be used to portray the working class that were being abused and provoked just how some animals are taken advantage of. Now, although the officer had a sense of authority and military sovereignty, he was far from gaining respect from a country that was being overworked and stripped from their freedom. I also found it interesting that Orwell focused on the officer’s thoughts and his perspective on how he viewed the struggle. The officer knew morally and politically that the British Empire was in the wrong, but like many citizens that live in dictatorship countries, they really don’t speak up or go against their country simply because it easy for them to be imprisoned. In this short essay, Orwell demonstrates that it is inhumane for someone to kill an elephant. In addition, the British Empire can be seen as being inhumane for colonizing Burma and how they went about things. Furthermore, the officer’s elephant assassination exemplifies the way a forceful settling cycle can be placed upon a silenced country that no interest in being manipulated or abused. In conclusion, Orwell ends the story by writing about how the officer fires several shots into the elephant that after so much pain and agony the poor animal dies hours later. Orwell tries to explain that the animal was just trying to fight back after so many wrongs were done to