Shooting an Elephant

George Orwell

43 pages 1-hour read

George Orwell

Shooting an Elephant

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1936

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In the dusty streets of colonial Burma, a British officer faces an impossible choice between conscience and duty. Test your understanding of Orwell's powerful exploration of imperialism's corrupting influence and the moral dilemmas that define us.

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