The Enemy in "Shooting an Elephant."

The word ‘enemy’ refers to a hostile force or a person in opposition.

In this story, the British and the Burmese are the two obvious enemies of each other. The Burmese hate the British for trying to impose their rule on them. The elephant is also an enemy of the Burmese because it killed the coolie and destroyed their quarters.

On the other hand, the British look down on the Burmese, feeling they are inferior.

The author also secretly hates the British because he thinks that imperialism is an evil thing and he knows that they are the oppressors. He also hates the Burmese because they dislike him and try to make his job impossible.

George Orwell shows us the cultural clash between the Burmese and the British and he also shows us the prejudice and lack of tolerance that results from this clash.