Shooting+an+Elephant

After reading "Shooting an Elephant" consider some of these pressing arguments...
1. Evaluate Orwell's decisions and the factors that contributed to his decision. Did he act out of weakness, or can you justify his actions? 2. Look carefully at the characters in this story and see if you can parallel Orwell's story to the 'Imperialism of Burma under British Rule'. 3. Why do you believe that Orwell would write about this particular experience in his life so many years later?