A hanging by george orwell7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() He draws an especially intense inference from the goose-stepping march of Nazi soldiers” ![]() Orwell asserts that one can tell a lot about a country by the manner in which its soldiers march while in parade formation. And at that distance, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow.” Goose-Stepping ![]() It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant- it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery-and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided. “ As soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. Consider, for instance, the two distinctly different metaphors working within this one paragraph to create imagery not just of the elephant, but Orwell’s reaction to it: ![]() That would be a mistake as it is perhaps more surprising a narrative than one suspects. Times have changed, significantly, of course and today the very title is enough to put off people from even bothering to read it. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īrguably the most famous of Orwell’s non-fiction essays is one in which the title pretty much gives the content away. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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