Orwell discovers that imperialism causes people to go against their moral principles in order to maintain the firm, assertive demeanor required to win over the Native Americans.
The young British officer in Orwell's short fiction "Shooting an Elephant" has contradictory sentiments about imperialism. The British officer supports the native Burmese people, yet he dislikes them for constantly abusing him and treating him with disrespect.
Later in the story, Orwell learns that imperialist regime agents are highly subject to peer pressure and are required to wear masks. Before killing the elephant, Orwell has a realization in which he realities that "when the white man turns dictator, it is his own freedom that he kills."
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