In this argumentative essay I will qualify Orwell's observations on human nature. According to Orwell, the author of Shooting an Elephant, observes that tyrants destroy their own freedom and the masks people wear grow to fit them. The first of his observations is true and is supported by evidence from his autobiography and two outside sources. And when he qualifies his second point it only applies to autobiography. The two outside sources deny his observation. At the end of the essay I will take a 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 Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay George Orwell's autobiographical essay, Shooting an Elephant, exposes the wrongs of imperialism. The helpless British officer, Orwell, has become a victim of imperialism and the people he rules, who are the Burmese. Orwell believes that imperialism is evil and wrong even if it is humiliated by the Burmese people. When an elephant breaks free and kills a Burmese, Orwell hunts the wild beast. However, after finding him, she sees that he is eating calmly. He no longer wishes to kill the beast, but the Burmese spectators urge him to pull the trigger. When 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 that “he wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it” (Orwell, 2009). He believes that his actions are due to human nature and therefore speaks as if his decision can be equaled by that of others. In response to the paradoxical metaphor and its position, I will qualify Orwell's beliefs. A tyrant's very freedom is at risk when his greed takes over. In Orwell's case, he claims that he shot the elephant because of his greed. “He didn't like me, but with the magic rifle in my hand it was worth looking at me for a moment.” Orwell was greedy for people's respect and therefore gave his freedom to become a tyrant. Later in the story he states that even though he is the leader, he is pushed around like a puppet. “I, the white man with his gun, standing in front of the unarmed native crowd – apparently the main actor of the piece; but in reality I was just an absurd puppet pushed back and forth by the will of those yellow faces behind.” Orwell's statement is argued when he realizes that he has lost his freedom to become a tyrant. Although Orwell's tyrannical rule is weak compared to that of other tyrants, the basis of greed is similar. Stalin's tyrannical desires were born of greed. He went and overthrew a progressive Russia. The freedoms and liberties that Russian citizens once knew were now restricted by Stalin. However, Orwell's paradoxical metaphor is still true and Stalin along with his family were imprisoned for his actions. Stalin is just one of many tyrants who qualify Orwell's belief. The most common would be Hitler. His greedy desire for a perfect race and absolute power led to his demise. He went and overthrew a structurally weak Germany and created immoral and corrupt policies along with 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 vision of a mask that fits people is incorrect. A mask hides the person's true intentions. Orwell claims that the mask allowed him to hide his true beliefs. “I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British.” The real Orwell had a strong.