The author’s main point in the text is the issue of racism. That is about how people are treated in places far away from their native homes. The text is centered in the East, the native home of the Indians where Europeans do not seem to have much liking from the locals. The feeling is mutual from the Europeans to the natives because they carry with them the superiority principle. The author explains his message in an old-fashioned way, of telling a colonial story by bringing into focus an animal that is dear to the Indians because of its labor. It also tells of the suffering that people may go through which may make for an uneasy unity between people each for their benefit. The Indians were cheering the European because they were hungry, not because they were concerned with the destruction it had caused. For the officer, that was the only time the natives seemed to side with him, so he was carried away.
The issue of racism is not synonymous to the East only. People often get discriminative actions or remarks based on their origin or color of skin. The society sometimes chooses to assume the existence of such …show more content…
From experience, the urge to impress other people makes a person do things they might regret in the future. People find societal acceptance an important aspect of their lives, regardless of the societies they are in. The author’s case was where a colonialist sought the approval of local residents and the evidence is where the officer was in a dilemma of following his conscious and use reason to let the elephant live, or shoot it so that the crowd does not end up gathering for now show. Looking like the hero is an urge that many people cannot refuse. Pressure whether from peers or older members of the society limits the ability of people to make independent