<span>'Shooting an elephant'' by George Orwell classified as a reflective essay because </span>it describes his feelings about personal experiences. The main characteristic of reflective essay is that author <span>examines his own experience and demostrates it in a story. Such an essay shows how author has been changing during overcoming these experiences and in 'Shooting Elephant' we cna clearly see how Orwell shares his life experience with readers.</span>
This work by George Orwell is classified as a reflective essay because it shows a personal reflection of the author's life where he describes his experiences.
Explanation:
George Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant" is a biographical account of Orwell and his experience as a Burmese police officer in the British Indian colony. Although there have been debates about whether Orwell was the official represented in the story, or whether he was a colleague, the focus of the story is the narrator's internal struggle to complete his duty as an officer of the British Empire. to avoid looking like an idiot in front of the Burmese people. While the narrator knows he needs to perform certain duties because of his position, he does not necessarily feel that the British oppression of the Burmese people is the right thing. However, the Burmese people do not facilitate their work because they resent their position as oppressor, and this creates an ugly cycle of increasing ill-treatment on both sides. Thus British imperialism as a whole is under fire in the narrative, a common theme of Orwell's writings. In this little story, Orwell explores important themes such as the evils of imperialism, the crisis of conscience, and the struggle with pride.
