Journal Entry (Shooting an Elephant)

          In reading the short essay, i strongly believe that Orwell is definitely a coward, yet smart at the same time. He is a coward because he did what the villagers wanted him to do, peer pressured without a word said. Orwell asked for a villager to bring him his rifle, implying that he was going to kill it when in actuality, the rifle was for self defence. So when the moment came where he saw the peaceful animal, Orwell could feel the crowds will pressing him forward to do when they wanted him to do, and in the end, killed the elephant. Yet it was, in a way, smart that he pleased the crowd for he may not have known how they might react to being denied such an action. Though he should have found another way to somehow get the majestic animal away from the town, his actions lead him to be a coward.