{"id":31687,"date":"2024-08-30T14:33:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/shooting-an-elephant-is-an-attempt-to-illustrate-what-he-calls-the-real-nature-of-imperialism-your-job-in-this-assignment-is-to-analyze-the-essay-showing-in-detail-how-the\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:33:48","slug":"shooting-an-elephant-is-an-attempt-to-illustrate-what-he-calls-the-real-nature-of-imperialism-your-job-in-this-assignment-is-to-analyze-the-essay-showing-in-detail-how-the","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/shooting-an-elephant-is-an-attempt-to-illustrate-what-he-calls-the-real-nature-of-imperialism-your-job-in-this-assignment-is-to-analyze-the-essay-showing-in-detail-how-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting an Elephant\u201d is an attempt to illustrate what he calls the \u201creal nature of imperialism.\u201d Your job in this assignment is to analyze the essay, showing in detail how the shooting incident depicted in the narrative supports Orwell\u2019s purpose."},"content":{"rendered":"

George Orwell\u2019s essay<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Page minimum: 3 pp<\/span><\/i>; MLA formatting<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:<\/span><\/i> <\/span> Support your key points with examples and brief quotations<\/em>. Please avoid \u201cwriting for the teacher.\u201d Assume that you are writing for an audience of educated readers who have <\/span>not<\/i> <\/span>read the text you are analyzing. Also, avoid using the first-person. Please note also that in the Content area you can find tabs for guidelines on MLA formatting and on quotation (in a separate tab).<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>The following questions should give you some sense of direction:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>Thesis prompt<\/i>: What, in a nutshell, does Orwell mean by \u201cthe real nature of imperialism\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

2.  What is the nature of the personal dilemma that Orwell faces as a policeman in lower Burma in the mid 1920\u2019s?  (Here discuss his ambivalent feelings about the natives, his view of imperialism, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n

3. How might the death of the \u201ccoolie\u201d be presented symbolically to reinforce the reader\u2019s understanding of the oppressive nature of imperialism?<\/span><\/p>\n

4. What factors cause Orwell to hesitate before shooting the elephant?<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Why does he decide that he has no choice but to shoot the elephant, and what has this to do with the \u201creal nature of imperialism\u201d? (This is where you should nail down your thesis statement; it will be the most important paragraph in the essay, and probably the longest.)<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Why does Orwell dwell at great length on the slow and agonizing death of the elephant? How might this passage play into his imperialism theme?<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. In your conclusion, consider Orwell\u2019s closing remarks on the shooting incident and reflect upon the relevance of his essay today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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