Question

What does the narrator in “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell think of the elephant when he finds it?

Answer 1

He does not want to appear foolish is the answer on gradpoint

Answer 2

The narrator, George Orwell, thought that "it would be murder to shoot an elephant." When he found the elephant, he did not want to kill it because he thought that it was no longer dangerous. But he still kills it because of the want to be a part or liked by the society. In short, he was "peer-pressured" by the people.