The essay describes the experience of the English narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma. Because the locals expect him to do the job, he does so against his better judgment, his anguish increased by the elephant's slow and painful death. After all, as he writes, he kills the animal 'solely to avoid looking a fool'.
The story is regarded as a metaphor for British imperialism, and for Orwell's view that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys."
The story is regarded as a metaphor for British imperialism, and for Orwell's view that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys."
€0.99
Ngôn ngữ Anh ● định dạng EPUB ● ISBN 9788834112977 ● Kích thước tập tin 0.1 MB ● Nhà xuất bản Synapse Publishing ● Được phát hành 2019 ● Có thể tải xuống 24 tháng ● Tiền tệ EUR ● TÔI 7005181 ● Sao chép bảo vệ DRM xã hội
Thêm sách điện tử từ cùng một tác giả / Biên tập viên
111.911 Ebooks trong thể loại này
