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== Literary "senses" == | |||
=== Literal === | |||
* a British colonial policeman shoots an elephant that rampaged and killed a local man | |||
=== Allegorical === | |||
* the elephant as colonized India | |||
=== Moral / Anagogical === | |||
* the moral ambivalence of British colonial rule | |||
** necessary because the elephant needs to be controlled | |||
** unnecessary because the elephant would better be controlled by the local population | |||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 18 December 2023
Shooting an Elephant is a short story by George Orwell
Literary "senses"[edit | edit source]
Literal[edit | edit source]
- a British colonial policeman shoots an elephant that rampaged and killed a local man
Allegorical[edit | edit source]
- the elephant as colonized India
Moral / Anagogical[edit | edit source]
- the moral ambivalence of British colonial rule
- necessary because the elephant needs to be controlled
- unnecessary because the elephant would better be controlled by the local population