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George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" is an essay about a British police officer living in Lower Burma who goes through the trial and error process of making the right decisions while still trying to maintain an image and position of authority. The officer is hated by the Burmese people, which is clearly shown when he would play football. The Burmese were extremely unfair to the officer due to the fact he was part of the Imperialist group which was oppressing Burma. (para. 1) Although the officer is hated he feels "Imperialism, [is] an evil thing" and he "[is] all for the Burmese and against their oppressors, the British," his own kind. (para. 2)

When an incident occurs the officer is summoned to regulate. An elephant has gone into a state of "must" in a remote location littered with poor Burmese citizens. (para. 3) On the way to find the beast the officer sees a man lying in the mud, brutally mauled and dead. After seeing this "devilish" looking man he starts to ponder that he......

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