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Shooting An Elephant

DISCUSS ORWELL'S USE OF PERSUASIVE TOOLS SUCH AS, SYMBOLISM, METAPHORS AND IRONY IN THIS ESSAY AND EXPLAIN HOW HE USES EACH OF THESE TO CONVEY HIS ARGUMENT OR MESSAGE

In the extract, "Shooting An Elephant" Orwell conveys his message through the use of various persuasive tools. He wants the reader to identify when somebody assumes power. This technique is used to show that the powerful are also a captive to the will of people they control. Everyone involved in the situation becomes affected. In this instance, imperialism has a negative affect on them all. The various persuasive tools identified are, symbolism, metaphors and irony throughout the extract.

Through the use of symbols, Orwell conveys his message powerfully. The elephant symbolizes freedom and the victims of imperialism. Orwell continuously repeats his decision not to kill the elephant. In the beginning he had "no intention of shooting the elephant." When he sees the elephant he says, "I knew with perfect certainty......


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