In shooting an elephant what is the narrators real reason for shooting the elephant

The narrator felt obligated to shooting the elephant because the natives expected him to shoot it. The pressure of others.

He was expected to kill the elephant by the locals, even though it was against his better judgement

Explanation:

The narrators reason's for shooting the elephant while working as a police officer in Burma, he was called on to shoot an aggressive elephant this was because he was expected by the locals to do the job, nevertheless, he does exactly as they said, even though it was against his better judgment. his pain increased as he watched the elephant' painful and slow death.

For British imperialism, The story is described as a metaphor and from the views of Orwell's, he said that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he kills.