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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’ powerlessness is s ....
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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 ....
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