Abstract
The purpose of this study aimed to reveal the symbolism of Imperialism in Orwell’s shooting an elephant. The research is categorized as qualitative research since the data were in the form of words and the data was collected from the primary source that is the novel itself, and the secondary sources were from the books, references, and other sources such as the internet that could support this research. The result of this research is revealing the symbols or signs that which is an act of imperialism that happened in Burma through of some important things about imperialism itself such as; The conquest of Burma and British power, The economic exploitation, and The Spread of religion or ideology.
Highlights
“Literature is a uniquely human activity, born of a man’s timeless desire to understand, express, and share experiences” (Pickering, James and Hoeper, Jeffrey D, 1981)
Literature is a work of art that tells the elements of the story by displaying emotions, expressions, and language-related to human life
In literature there are so many literary works, literary work was made to entertain but it was created purposely to educated the readers in some ways. (Wuntu, 2015) said that “A literary work which has affective nature is a significant power to touch the deepest sense that can produce perfect consciousness as it successfully carries out its mission as a form generator of human consciousness”. (Sabudu, 2014) states that literature is the reflection of human life whether in the society or in their private life, every phenomenon that found in the society usually reflects in the literary works such as poem, novel, drama or short story
Summary
“Literature is a uniquely human activity, born of a man’s timeless desire to understand, express, and share experiences” (Pickering, James and Hoeper, Jeffrey D, 1981). Literature is a work of art that tells the elements of the story by displaying emotions, expressions, and language-related to human life. The history of British imperialism in Burma located between India (Bangladesh) and Thailand was described with using symbols by George Orwell who took a job with the Burmese civil service as a police officer. In his short story Shooting the Elephant, Orwell describes his works as the sub-divisional police officer of Moulmein, a town in the British colony of Burma. He kills the elephant because he fears that he would be humiliated if he failed to do so
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