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Tanu Agarwal
Prof. Lennard
English 110
Response Paper #3
2/10/02

Response to "Shooting an Elephant"

And afterward I was very glad that the coolie had been killed; it put me legally in the right and it gave me a sufficient pretext for shooting the elephant. I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool. (344)

Everyone at one point or another has done something they did not want to do but did only so they would not be laughed at. Certain acts impact others on a greater level than others. For example, throwing out an article of clothing that is not trendy may not have as severe consequences as perhaps a woman having sex with just any man so she will not be ridiculed by her peers for not having had sex in a while. George Orwell's acts are certainly understandable though not justifiable. Since the beginning of the essay, Orwell shares his experiences of maltreatment from the Burmese, "As a police officer I was an......

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Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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