The Evolution Of Imperialism In Shooting An Elephant By...

As society has progressed, the evolution of imperialism has come to a point where people see it has pure history. It has vanished from our daily lives as we have not recently witness a country trying to dominate another. In â€Å"Shooting an Elephant† by George Orwell, we are able to envision the lives of the Burmese as they were involuntarily controlled by the British. In the early 1900’s we are told a true story of Orwell himself where he was once established in Burma was apart of his military service. During his service, he describes his living situation by noting that the army as well as himself were not appreciated. He mentions, â€Å"As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so.†(1) One day he†¦show more content†¦At this point, Orwell, â€Å"...had paralyzes him without knocking him down.†(5) The British army was one of the most powerful armies in the world at that time. The Burmese began to ta ke command over their freedom. They have wounded the British army but have not penetrated them enough yet to end them. After the first bullet has entered, the crowd displayed a â€Å"devilish roar of glee†(5). This is a pure example of the Burmese’s feelings toward the British being on their land overruling them. Orwell also noted that if he were to miscalculate his aim and miss the elephant the crowd would trample, reducing him to his grinning corps. All gruesome descriptions that represent the fight that the Burmese are willing to endure for their independence. While the elephant continues to break away, his force begins to diminish â€Å" One could have imagined him thousands of years old.†(5). We now see the power that the Burmese are capable of putting out. The British army is slowly giving up. Orwell shoots again â€Å"...he did not collapse but climbed with desperate slowness†¦Ã¢â‚¬ (5). Again, â€Å" That shot did it for him†(5), the Britis h army has lost all their strength to the Burmese, as the Burmese flock to the dying elephant Orwell fires two more times to end the pain and suffering once and for all. The British army has been robbed of all their power, you see them have the vision of re-rising but can not. Eventually the elephant dies, symbolizing the freedom the Burmese have just