Shooting an Elephant

The speaker never offers his name. Why does the author make this choice? How does this choice support the passage’s main ideas?

In the shooting elephant, what quote describes him not saying his name or not make the choice.

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From the start, we are well aware that the author is narrating the story in the first person. This is Orwell's story.... a record of a specific event from his life.

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Who or what has agency in this story? How do you know? How does this support the passage’s main idea?

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