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Questions in Shooting an Elephant tagged with "narrator"

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  What effects does the author of "Shooting an Elephant" achieve through concrete lanaguage?

  Posted by sherell369 on Oct 2, 2009 at 11:49 PM

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  I don't understand why the story is called "Shooting an Elelphant"?

  Posted by juanier18 on Mar 10, 2009 at 09:08 AM

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  How does Orwell separate his thoughts from those of the narrator's?  Cite two sentences that separate his comments from the narrator.

  Posted by lili23 on Apr 21, 2008 at 09:50 PM

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  In the short story "Shooting An Elephant," why does the fact that the Burmese hate the British upset the narrator?

  Posted by southergirl072590 on Mar 26, 2008 at 12:00 PM

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  When Orwell describes the Burmese as "yellow faces," does he use the words deliberately or unconsciously?

  Posted by bobfish on Jan 14, 2008 at 10:28 PM

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  Why does the writer preface the narration of the incident with paragraphs 1 and 2? What is their logical relation with the rest of the essay?

  Posted by plux on Jan 14, 2008 at 10:20 PM

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  Was the narrator in "Shooting an Elephant" justified in shooting the elephant? Could the situation be handled in any other way?

  Posted by dovale on Dec 28, 2007 at 10:28 AM