Shooting an Elephant
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Shooting an Elephant

by George Orwell
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    Colonialism
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    Power
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    Principles
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    Performance
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  • George Orwell
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  • The Elephant Symbol Icon
    The Elephant
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  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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Because “Shooting an Elephant” is a short autobiographical reflection, Orwell is the only named character in the piece, as well as its narrator. At the time the story takes place, he works as a sub-divisional… read analysis of George Orwell
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