Similarities Between Shooting An Elephant And Life On The Mississippi
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The short story known as Shooting an Elephant and an excerpt called Two Views of a River contain similar literary elements, writing styles, and common themes. The author of Shooting an Elephant is George Orwell, and the author of Life on the Mississippi (where the excerpt was derived) is Mark Twain.
Theme
Both short stories use a similar theme. The theme of Shooting an Elephant is that are two choices, and the correct choice depends on the chooser. The theme of Two Views of a River is there are two outlooks for a situation, and either view is perceived differently depending on the viewer. If both short stories were merged together, their new theme would be something along the lines of there are two ways of viewing the situation, and either