Characters from Shooting an Elephant

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

The Crowd - This character makes its presence known with loud, raucous laughter.

The Elephant - This character is a rogue, who has escaped his mahout.

The Narrator - This character is a British police official in Burma.