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Imperialism: A State of Powerlessness
George Orwell�s essay �Shooting an Elephant� shows how imperialism makes the Burmese and the British powerless. In �Shooting an Elephant� the British have colonized India. The Europeans� powerlessness is seen through George Orwell, a sub-divisional police officer, and the Indians� power ....
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.... about the Burmans harassment. He also says the Burmans laugh and �jeer� at him all day long. He can do nothing because there are so many Indians and so few British in India. Orwell says, �No one had the guts to raise a riot, . . .�. None of the Burmans needed to riot because the British were taking their verbal abuses and not doing anything to stop the harassment.
Orwell�s lack of power is also seen in the scene with the elephant. The elephant is on a rampage through the Burmans� town. Orwell is called on to handle the matter. The elephant has destroyed a hut and killed a Burma ....
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