How is it that we freely do so many things we despise? Perhaps we’re not so free after all.
In Shooting an Elephant, we have a haunting, brutally honest confession of a powerful man, powerless to do what he knew was right. This wonderfully written little essay by George Orwell serves as a rich mountain for us to mine; providing the coal to fire a discussion of our own powerlessness in the face of unending societal pressure. I hope that, as we gather for this Sunday’s roundtable, we’d be as sober in our assessments of ourselves and as unflinching in our pursuit of the honest truth. Are you tired of shooting elephants?
Follow this link to read “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell.
