Teacher Guide

Shooting an Elephant Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

Consider George Orwell's novels, like Animal Farm and 1984, and his other essays and memoirs, such as Homage to Catalonia, Burmese Days, and "Politics and the English Language."

Consider the film Gandhi among other texts about resistance to colonialism in South Asia.

Consider books about Myanmar/Burma, such as Pascal Khoo Thwe's From the Land of Green Ghosts, Justin Wintle's Perfect Hostage, Amitav Ghosh's The Glass Palace, and Wendy Law-Yone's The Road to Wanting.

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