"All I knew was that I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served and my rage against the evil-spirited little beasts who tried to make my job
impossible."
Explanation:
The conflict that arises from this situation is between common sense and the imperialism. This conflict is best described when the narrator kills the elephant to save face. Hs internal desires are the imperialism to fall, but as he needs a job, he has to do things that go against his beliefs.