'Shooting an Elephant' is a short story written by George Orwell in 1936. The story is about a young British man who serves as a police officer in Burma, which is part of British India in the 1920s. This policeman is torn between his hatred for the British occupation and the abuse he receives daily from the natives. Politically, he is on the Burmese side because he despises the oppressive British rule in Burma. Even though he is against the occupation, he must behave superiorly towards the natives to maintain British power over the territory. The policeman is against imperialism because he believes it humiliates and limits the freedom of indigenous people in their own land. Not only that, but it also causes people to be prejudiced against the Burmese, which in return makes the natives resent them. Through anaphora, epiphany, and symbolism, the narrator was able to portray the Burmese people in a way that makes a larger point about imperialism. From the beginning of the story, the narrator explores the theme of the evil of imperialism. Not only does imperialism limit the freedom of the OC...