In this argumentative essay, I will qualify Orwell's observations on human nature. According to Orwell, the author of Shooting an Elephant, he observes that tyrants destroy their own freedom and the masks people wear expand to accommodate them. The first of his observations is true and is supported by evidence from his autobiography and two external sources. And to qualify his second point, this only applies to autobiography. Both outside sources deny this observation. At the end of the essay, I will step back and explain how the story is relevant to our lives. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on 'Why violent video games should not be banned'?Get the original essayGeorge Orwell's autobiographical essay, Shooting an Elephant, highlights the wrongs of imperialism. The helpless British officer Orwell became a victim of imperialism and the people he rules, who are the Burmese. Orwell believes that imperialism is bad and evil, even if it is humiliated by the people of Burma. When an elephant goes on a rampage and kills a Burmese, Orwell tracks down the wild beast. However, upon finding him, he sees that he is eating calmly. He no longer wishes to kill the beast, but the Burmese spectators push him to pull the trigger. In writing his story, Orwell exposes human nature and the results of his decision. “When the white man becomes a tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys” (Orwell, 2009) and “he wears a mask and his face enlarges to adapt to it” (Orwell, 2009). He believes his actions are due to human nature and therefore speaks as if his decision would be followed by others. In response to the paradoxical metaphor and its position, I will qualify Orwell's beliefs. A tyrant's freedom is in danger when his greed takes over. In Orwell's case, he claims that he shot the elephant because of his greed. "They didn't like me, but with the magic gun in my hands, I was momentarily worth looking at." Orwell was hungry for the respect of the people and so he gave up his freedom to become a tyrant. Later in the story, he mentions that even though he is the leader, he gets pushed around like a puppet. “I, the white man with his gun, standing before the unarmed native crowd – apparently the main actor in the play; but in reality I was only an absurd puppet pushed back and forth by the will of those yellow faces behind me.” Orwell's claim is argued when he realizes that he has lost his freedom to become a tyrant. Although Orwell's tyrannical regime is weak compared to that of other tyrants, the basis of greed is similar. Stalin's tyrannical desires were born of greed. He went to overthrow a progressive Russia. The freedoms and freedoms that Russian citizens once knew are now restricted by Stalin. However, Orwell's paradoxical metaphor remains true and Stalin and his family were imprisoned for their actions. Stalin is just one of many tyrants who qualify Orwell's beliefs. The most common would be Hitler. His greedy desire for a perfect race and absolute power led to his demise. He went to overthrow a structurally weak Germany and created immoral and corrupt policies and concentration camps. Ultimately, like Stalin and Orwell, he lost his freedom when the world united to stop the Nazis. Despite Orwell's accurate statement, his view of a mask that fits people is wrong. A mask covers the person's true intentions. Orwell argues that the mask allowed him to hide his true beliefs. “I was completely for the Burmese and completely.