English 121.561 2004-11-05 Sympathy for a Tyrant <Tab/>In "Shooting an Elephant," George Orwell finds himself in a difficult situation involving an elephant. The fate of the elephant lies in his hands. Only he can make the final decision. In the end, due to Orwell's decision, the elephant lay dying in a pool of blood. Orwell wins the sympathy of readers by expressing the pressure he feels as an Anglo-Indian in …showed first 75 words of 860 total…

…showed last 75 words of 860 total…his feelings of sadness for the elephant. "Every white man's life in the East, was one long struggle not to be laughed at" (573). That statement is true, coming from a reader who has been in the position of the tyrant, one choice in life can alter your whole existence. Once Orwell questioned this he than questions everything about him self. This quote brings out the feelings and thoughts of Orwell during his work in Burma.