12th Grade English 2 Project 3 Essay

In “Shooting and Elephant,” Orwell’s opinion about imperialism is that “when the white man turns

tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys.” What does he mean by this statement? What was the

English reason for colonizing in the first place? How does Orwell’s experience in Burma prove his

opinion? Use examples from the story.

The essay should be 1,200 words in length, MLA Style