In shooting an elephant what is the narrators real reason for shooting the elephant

He was expected to kill the elephant by the locals, even though it was against his better judgement

Explanation:

The narrators reason's for shooting the elephant while working as a police officer in Burma, he was called on to shoot an aggressive elephant this was because he was expected by the locals to do the job,nevertheless, he does exactly as they said, even though it was against his better judgment. his pain increased  as he watched the elephant' painful and slow death.

For British imperialism,The story is described  as a metaphor  and from the views of Orwell's, he said that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he kills.

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