Shooting an Elephant

What is the difference between killing the elephant and “murdering” the elephant?

What is the difference between killing the elephant and “murdering” the elephant?

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From the text, we can infer that killing the elephant is considered a needful action during the elephant's rampage... the time in which the elephant was a danger to others. In the end, Orwell's resistance to killing the elephant, which is no longer dangerous, becomes an act of murder.

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