Read the summary.
Summarized from "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell [The narrator is confused and upset by the behavior of the Burmese. He decides that the reason for the problem is imperialism—the Burmese resent the presence of the British. (Burma is a colony of Great Britain.) The narrator confesses that he sides with the Burmese and opposes British rule. He hates his job because he feels guilty about how poorly Burmese prisoners are treated by the British and because he hates how the Burmese treat him.]
What is the situational irony in this summary from "Shooting an Elephant"?
The narrator has recently become a Burmese citizen.
The narrator is a British police officer and part of the system he dislikes.
The narrator is himself a well-liked member of the Burmese government.
The narrator has decided to leave the British Empire.
