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Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 2 (Q.No. 3)
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But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
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The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
Discussion:
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Hema said:
9 years ago
There is no doubt that the author had come to hunt animals with his friends. However, when he came across an elephant, he hesitated: the passage describes the inner conflict in the mind of the author. He tries to find reasons as to why he shouldn't shoot it. Then he decides to take an external opinion- how do they behave. This shows that though he may have shot smaller or ferocious animals before, the thought of killing a harmless, grandmotherly' animal goes against his conscience. So option C is correct.
Harsh said:
4 years ago
In the first line, author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his c is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
But in the next very line his c is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
Harsh Raj said:
4 years ago
In the first line, the author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Deepak Sharma said:
8 years ago
I think C should be its answer because in the paragraph it was mentioned that he never wanted to shoot the elephant it doesn't mean he didn't want to have experience for shooting an experience. If only " I had never shot an elephant" is mentioned then we could think that yes he didn't have experience that's why he didn't shoot it but if he didn't want to shoot and it is inferred that he is kind and considerate than option C should be correct.
Mrigank said:
1 decade ago
Answer would be D:
Hunter firstly observed the elephant beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the "preoccupied grandmotherly" air that elephants have.
Also he asked the experienced-looking Burman's about the behaviour of the elephant which they said that the elephant took no notice of you if you left him alone.
So the author did not find the elephant to be ferocious and did not kill him.
Hunter firstly observed the elephant beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the "preoccupied grandmotherly" air that elephants have.
Also he asked the experienced-looking Burman's about the behaviour of the elephant which they said that the elephant took no notice of you if you left him alone.
So the author did not find the elephant to be ferocious and did not kill him.
Bhupandra said:
1 decade ago
Then why author mentioned "They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him. ".
Option B: did not have the experience of shooting big animals.
Option C: did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm.
Option B not suitable C is correct.
If B is right then the answer of question 2 become wrong.
Option B: did not have the experience of shooting big animals.
Option C: did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm.
Option B not suitable C is correct.
If B is right then the answer of question 2 become wrong.
Janhvi said:
4 years ago
A- he is not afraid.
B- (it feels worse to kill large animals) means he has experience of killing large animals as he has done it already.
C- the elephant has caused harm to the people and hence the hunter was called.
D- at that moment, he did not find the elephant to be ferocious that is why he asked the people.
I think it should be D.
B- (it feels worse to kill large animals) means he has experience of killing large animals as he has done it already.
C- the elephant has caused harm to the people and hence the hunter was called.
D- at that moment, he did not find the elephant to be ferocious that is why he asked the people.
I think it should be D.
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Angelee said:
9 years ago
The answer is D.
He didn't want to shoot the elephant because he didn't find it to be ferocious and that was why he asked by-standers how was the elephant behaving.
It had nothing to do with being inexperienced the elephant was calm at the time so why shoot it? if you go close and it feels threatened then it will become ferocious.
He didn't want to shoot the elephant because he didn't find it to be ferocious and that was why he asked by-standers how was the elephant behaving.
It had nothing to do with being inexperienced the elephant was calm at the time so why shoot it? if you go close and it feels threatened then it will become ferocious.
Kapil bhati said:
1 decade ago
Lines of author "I had never shot an elephant" and never wanted to. Author's first immediate feeling is he had never shot an elephant which clearly means that he had no experience of shooting big elephant which is backed by second thought..that he does not like to do so.
So we should go with his first immediate feeling.
So we should go with his first immediate feeling.
Geetha said:
8 years ago
First thing, the answer neither B nor C, it must be a combination of both.
First of all, it is clear from the passage that the author doesn't wnt to kill elephant because its big in size and it's not doing any harm by its own. Considering the saying of Burmans the animal not do anything until they found something wrong.
First of all, it is clear from the passage that the author doesn't wnt to kill elephant because its big in size and it's not doing any harm by its own. Considering the saying of Burmans the animal not do anything until they found something wrong.
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