Question

Read the excerpt.

… in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people. … I was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-European feeling was very bitter. … As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British.

What is the situational irony in the excerpt from “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell?




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 recently become a Burmese citizen.



The narrator has decided to leave the British Empire.

Answer 1

The answer is ..... The narrator is a British police officer and part of the system he dislikes.

Answer 2

Answer: The narrator is a British police officer and part of the system he dislikes

Explanation: In this excerpt from "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell, the situational irony is the narrator is a British police officer and part of the system he dislikes. "...I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing... I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British." In this excerpt, the narrator shows that he is against all kind of imperialism, but being a British soldier he has to behave like one and do what it is expected of him. This is the situational irony.