George Orwell: Essays
Shooting an elephant
What is the tone of the opening in concluding paragraphS?
What is the tone of the opening in concluding paragraphS?
The tone in the opening of the concluding paragraphs is one of disgust.
In the end I could not stand it any longer and went away. I heard later that it took him half an hour to die. Burmans were bringing dash and baskets even before I left, and I was told they had stripped his body almost to the bones by the afternoon.
Shooting an Elephant