The story showed the same setting in Orwell's experience in India and Burma. The British was taking over Burma. Orwell claimed that he was against the evil oppressors the British. He was a colonial officer between the two wars. The two regions have anger. distrust and resentment. He became stuck in the situation full of racial discrimination and imperialism reign during those times.The story tells about him forced to shoot a scoundrel elephant. He really didn't want to shoot the elephant. He was only forced by the indigenous residents, before he didn't want to appear cowardly.
I think what he did wasn't right at the first place his reason and decision for killing the elephant was unreasonable. It was too much it wasn't really for the sake of majority of the native crowd. His reasons was for him to gain popularity and I guess to earn the respect of the people. A person can gain respect through doing good deeds you have to work hard for it. Besides, the reports of the crowd weren't accurate. Nothing was constant and evident enough to prove that the elephant did harm. Although, like the coolie man's unfortunate death the misery of killing the elephant wasn't right. Maybe the coolie man threatened the elephant so it fought back. The point is killing the elephant harshly wasn't proper. He could have just guarded it to prevent harm till the manhout came back.
The real job of the police officer was to maintain peace and kill only if necessary.
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