Despite numerous reservations about not shooting the elephant, for example, about how much more it is worth alive than dead, or about how it is a "bad shooter", he finally falls within the desires of the Burmese citizens. Without desire and moral conviction he chooses to slaughter the elephant. Again, he states, “When I pulled the trigger I didn't hear the bang or feel the kick… I shot the same spot again… I shot a third time. This was the shot that did it for him. "Three wars, three gunshots. The elephant is a symbol of Burma and struggles to stay alive. The narrator is assumed to be controlled by a sense of guilt which he mentions seeing the elephant lying there "helpless to move and yet helpless to die." As some Britons became implausible about their right to control others, both sides began to feel contempt and hatred towards the British Empire. Orwell made himself believe that he was right and that it was legitimate to slaughter the elephant, formulating thoughts to legitimize what he had