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George Orwell
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Defining Public Spaces in "Shooting an Elephant"

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Essay defines public spaces in "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell.

Public spaces are defined in many different ways in the story of "Shooting an Elephant". First, the people of lower Burma did not like the English people being there. Next, the narrator also explained how he was treated in the job he held. Last, the narrator spoke of how some European women were treated when they went shopping. Although their public spaces were affected by their actions, it was fear that caused the people to react the way they did. This disease called fear can be related in all the situations in the story and in our lives today.

In lower Burma the European people were a minority of the country. Some of the people were the English. In the story the Burman people felt that the English were invading their public space. They also felt.....

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