SOAPST George Orwell "Shooting an Elephant"

 The subject of George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" is that the tyrant is actually the one being controlled, not the subject. Subjects control the tyrants by pressuring them into doing things that the subjects expect, so the tyrants don't lose face. George Orwell did not want to shoot the elephant, but because all of the Burmans were watching him expecting him to, he did.
 "Shooting an Elephant" was written during the 1930s. The essay's time of creation is conveyed when Orwell said that the British still ruled Burma The latest the British ruled Burma was in the 1930s until they gave the Burmese their freedom. The probable place of the essay's creation is Burma because Orwell tells you this in the beginning of the essay.
 George Orwell's specific audience for "Shooting an Elephant" is the monarch of England when the essay was written. The author's target audience is revealed when he brings up tyrants being ruled by the population. The author's general audience for the essay is the people who lived in England when the essay was written. The general audience is shown when it seems that Orwell is trying to say that they should not rule the Burmese anymore.
 George Orwell's purpose in "Shooting an Elephant" is to show that even though you may be the ruler you will succumb to the expectations of the people you are ruling so you can impress them and seem like you are in control. The ruler try to impress the people is illustrated by "For it is the condition of his rule that he shall spend his life in trying to impress the ‘natives." The quote supports my claim because it tells what Orwell is feeling and what happens. The purpose is further revealed by "...so in every crisis he has got to do what the ‘natives’ expect of him." This quote validates my claim by saying the ruler does what the people expect of him.
 George Orwell, the main character in "Shooting an Elephant", believes that he only shot the elephant so that he would not look like a fool. This value is illustrated by the quote, "I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool." Orwell is talking about he shot the elephant only to avoid looking like a fool. 
 George Orwell shows a regretful and strong tone about the tyrant as the one being controlled in "Shooting an Elephant." These attitudes are expressed with "In the end I could not stand it any longer and went away" he is regretful about shooting the elephant when he knows that he did not have to. The tone serves the purpose of the essay because it shows that he is regretting succumbing to the pressure and expectations of the people.