Question

Read this sentence from "Shooting an Elephant":

The sole thought in my mind was that if anything went
wrong those two thousand Burmans would see me
pursued, caught, trampled on and reduced to a grinning
corpse like that Indian up the hill.
Which connotation best matches the word grinning as it is used in this
excerpt?
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A. Bored and disconnected
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B. Happy and peaceful
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C. Ignorant and foolish
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D. Relieved and tranquil

Answer 1

What makes him realise that he will have to shoot it is the crowd that has gathered to watch the show and who expect the elephant to be killed: ... He feels the "two thousand wills" of the people watching "pressing him forward," urging him to kill the elephant.