In “Shooting an Elephant” there is a message about man’s desire for many things. George Orwell uses style to portray this message to the reader. In “Shooting an Elephant”, George Orwell shows man’s desire to assert dominance by his word usage, his style of dialogue, and the main character’s actions. George Orwell shows man’s desire of dominance by his vocabulary in “Shooting an Elephant”. All throughout the story Orwell is very detailed in his words. He describes how dead bodies don’t look peaceful. He also keeps the story interesting. He talks about all the sounds around him and you can’t lose interest if you are paying attention. Lastly, he is very redundant when he writes. He repeatedly says “I don’t want to shoot the elephant.”, but
