The scene of the elephant collapsing after being shot is so poignant it can move any reader to tears. The look of extreme shock and betrayal on the face of the animal expressed through his dying body caused intense anguish to the narrator as he decided to leave without finishing his job completely. "I felt that I had got to put an end to that dreadful noise. It seemed dreadful to see the great beast Lying there, powerless to move and yet powerless to die, and not even to be able to finish him...In the end I could not stand it any longer and went away." (506)

In this scene we are reminded of the man who is about to be executed and calls on God in desperation to save him from his killers. The elephant took some time to die as if he was trying to defeat the forces...
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