1. Why does Orwell say at the end that he was glad the coolie had been killed?
2. The essay includes almost no dialogue. Why do you think Orwell’s voice as narrator is the only one readers hear?
3. Why do you think Orwell devotes so much attention to the elephant’s misery
4. Why does Orwell kill the elephant even though he doesn’t want to?
5. Even though Orwell is a Police Officer serving the Empire of England, how is he powerless in this story? Who is really in charge of what happens?
