To many answering the call of duty comes easy. It is something that they do without conflicts and without much of a challenge. But what happens when answering the call of duty comes with challenges. In today's world many of us face these difficult challenges. These challenges not only test us physically, but mentally as well. This is particularly true in the life of a public servant. When a public servant gets the call of duty, that public servant must perform his or her duties without bias or letting his or her morals, values, and beliefs get in the way. For example, a police officer must protect and serve the public and that includes rapist, murders, and child molesters. A soldier must fight a war even though the soldier might think the war is unjust, and a doctor must treat a patient even though he might think this will cause further suffering. These are just some examples of a public servant answering the call of duty.
             In the essay, "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell, Orwell was placed in a similar call of duty dilemma. Orwell was a young, Anglo-Indian Police Officer in a small town in Burma. As an Anglo-Indian Police Officer in Burma, Orwell was the target of insults, hatred and discontent, especially among the young Buddhist priests. This discontent was troublesome for Orwell and it made his job difficult. To add to his difficulty, Orwell also hated his job because he believed that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner he got out of it the better. He also believed that the British oppressed the Burmese people and as a police officer you saw all the dirty work of this evil empire up close. Orwell's beliefs made his job difficult because he knew that he was stuck between his hatred of the empire he served and his rage against the evil-spirited people that tried to make his job impossible.
             In the story, Orwell explains how one particular incident brought the
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