Shooting+an+Elephant

Read George Orwell's story titled [|"Shooting an Elephant"]



Upon entering our existential unit, it's important to understand why the 'self' is so important. Often, throughout life, we compromise our true selves for profit, gain, popularity, or parental pressure (among a long list of other pressure factors). In this very famous story, you find a main character who is at odds with his position and his conscience. After finishing this story, I predict that you will have very strong emotions towards Orwell's final decision. For your wikispace reaction....

1. The title of your wikispace post will be a philosophical question (one that draws thinking in a different direction and cannot be objectively answered with facts) drawn from the story.

2. Your post will weigh the possible responses to this question and reason why each one is plausible.

3. THEN, the exciting part will involve the reactions to your post. Each student in class is required to post two replies to any two philosophical questions on our discussion board.

Examples of a philosophical question: Would _ have made a difference in Orwell's decision?