What would you do when faced with a crowd expected of you to act? In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell speaks of human behavior in a critical situation, under the pressure of several factors such as social, political, spiritual factors. The author told the story that took place in Moulmain, in Lower Burma with a sub-divisional police officer during the time when Burma was a British colony. That was a difficult times for both countries. I dare say that it’s not a simple story as it seems. This police officer lived and worked not in his native country, he was in a British colony.
native people hate him; they use every opportunity to jeer at him. This made his life miserable. He was stuck between his hatred of the empire he served and his rage against the evil spirited little beasts who tried to make his job impossible. But one day happened a tiny accident. One of the tame elephants broke its chain and escaped. The elephant was ravaging the bazaar, destroying bamboo huts. And by the time when police officer came to the place where an elephant was, it killed one man. Officer grabbed a rifle on his way to the place of accident, but he didn’t want to shoot an elephant.
But while he followed the elephant native crowd had followed him. They were waiting for something to happen; they were looking at officer as he is a conjurer about to perform a trick. Besides, those people were armless and officer had a rifle. Of course he shoot an elephant and killed it. But he did not do it just because he want to be kind of hero. Well everyone wants to be a hero but I think not in the situation like this. This crowd forced him to do so. Officer did not want to shoot the elephant because it is a peaceful animal and native people use it as a labor.
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But that was a mahouts’ fault, he did not lock it good so elephant came out and behavior itself like an animal, because it is an animal; elephant was looking for food. And by that time when officer reached it an elephant merely wandered harmless, because it found what it wanted, the food. An elephant was peacefully eating and looked no more dangerous than a cow. But as I said earlier crowd was waiting for him to do something and they would not go away until it’s over. And officer knew that everyone in the crowd wanted him to shoot an elephant, ut he didn’t want to do so. He tried to justify his actions. First of all he thought about that man who was killed by the elephant. This should be the first reason why he decided to kill this animal. The elephant destroyed a lot of bamboo huts and bazaar. And at the last if he will kill the elephant native poor hungry people will have some meat. At the beginning of this story he didn’t know what to do with an elephant but under the pressure of several factor he made one decision how to solve the problem and not to cause harm to himself physically or morally.
My last experience when I was under the pressure of family, social, political, spiritual factors when I got my first child. And I must say I am still under that pressure. And I guess I will be under it until I will get enough of my personal experience. But still we can’t go away from the pressure at all we just can make it not so strong. First of all I am listening to my parents because this is the first people whom I am listening all the time, and I can’t trust them. Everybody knows that parents want all the best for their children. And they will not advise me anything bad.
Than I am listening to myself. By the time when I got my second child I already had experience so it was much easy when at the first time. Of course I’m looking at my friends and people around me who have children. It is also a good source of knowledge based on the experience of . And at the last the political factor, what’s going on in the world. In my situation it is up to me to be or not to be under that pressure, to listen what people saying around me or not. Sometimes we make different decisions and we are thinking that we made it by ourselves but it is different factors made us to do so.
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I prefer to take all the information and choose which one is best for me. Of course I always have concerns: am I doing it right o wrong. But this is all about our life. In some situations we can’t predict what will be at the end of the story until we make a decision. After all we can say what was right and what was wrong and this is our personal experience. Finally, I would like to say that all our decisions depend not only on social, political or other factors. It is also depends on how strong we are inside. There are a lot of examples in a history when one strong-willed person raised a riot.
If this officer would have a little bit more confidence and support of the other police officers I think he would never killed that elephant. And he will explain to the crowd why he don’t want to do it. But officer became a hostage of circumstances, and he didn’t have enough power to do the way he prefer not the way he ought to. But still this is a very clear example of how people can behave themselves in a critical situation and what affects them. But if you have the ability to resist so act like you thing is right but if not then still go with the flow. gave birth to my first child.
And I must say I am still under that pressure. And I guess I will be under it until I will get enough of my personal experience. But still we can’t go away from the pressure at all we just can make it not so strong. First of all, I am listening to my parents because this is the first people whom I am listening all the time, and I can’t trust them. Everybody knows that parents want all the best for their children. And they will not advise me anything bad. Than I am listening to myself. By the time when I got my second child I already had experience so it was much easy when at the first time.
This is a kind of situation that you used to have before. And this is good. I’m not saying that u can enter the same river twice. But still you have an idea about what you have to deal with. Of course I’m looking at my friends and people around me who have children. It is also a good source of knowledge based on the theirs experience. This social factor also very important. In my situation it’s more impostant for me then for people around me. It’s my bet to take all the best from them and put it into my life. And at the last the political factor, what’s going on in the world.
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The debate of whether to follow emotions or logic is a complex one. As the given statement seems too strong in suggesting that all those who make decisions based on emotion are poor decision-makers, it may be warranted to discuss both the positive and negative role emotions and logic play in our decision making process. In certain cases, decisions based on emotion can result in undesirable ...
In my situation it is up to me to be or not to be under that pressure, to listen what people saying around me or not. Sometimes we make different decisions and we are thinking that we made it by ourselves but it is different factors made us to do so. I prefer to take all the information and choose which one is best for me. Of course I always have concerns: am I doing it right o wrong. But this is all about our life. In some situations we can’t predict what will be at the end of the story until we make a decision. After all we can say what was right and what was wrong and this is our personal experience.
