SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT: Enemy

The anti-European feeling is very strong among the Burmese people, as they believe that all Europeans to be their oppressors.The burmese were handicap in front of the opposing military force of the White men. If on one hand Orwell shows his sympathy towards the burmese, on the other he also notes that they insult them whenever it seems safe to do so, and always had a feeling of insecurity around them. Lastly Orwell consider himself stuck between his loyalty to Britain and his sincere dislike of British imperialism. As he prepares to shoot the elephant, Orwell mentions several times that he does not want to shoot the elephant in his heart, since the elephant is calm and does not pose any threats to the community. but he had to shoot the elephant, because the Burmese people expect a British officer such as him to be tough and oppressive, he considered imperialism as his enemy since it took away his own thinking and forced him to do things so he can satisfy peoples expectations.