Imperialism in Orwell’s “ Shooting an Elephant”
Prepare a literary analysis on George Orwell’s essay.
Proper MLA formatting, including double spacing. Include an introduction that develops a clearly stated argument answering the question, Support from Orwell’s essay (research is NOT required for this, your first literary analysis, but will be required for the rest)
Proper MLA documentation, using in-text citations for quotes you take from “Shooting an Elephant” and a works cited entry for “Shooting an Elephant”
Use present tense when discussing literature (“Orwell claims that” rather than “Orwell claimed that”) Use Orwell’s full name at first and his last name subsequently, Put the title of Orwell’s essay in quotation marks (“Shooting an Elephant”)
There are no specific guidelines on how many paragraphs you use, or what your tone or voice should be like (beyond being appropriate for an academic paper) – these are all creative choices you will make as a writer.
