The Worst of Enemies!

Enemy: A Hostile Force, a person in opposition.
There are a number of enemies in ‘Shooting an elephant.’
The first and most obvious one is the British Raj. The British Raj is the most obvious enemy of the Burmese, which is their reaction to being conquered. Although they are being robbed of their freedome they cannot, as of now, do much about their situation and so it seems that the Burmese want to take small rebellions by making every European in Burma their target.
George Orwell has a number of enemies. The fact that he cannot decide which side he wants to be on, either the British or the Burmese, takes us to the first one. Conflicting emotions hold him back from choosing one side. So the first, and worst, enemy I think is George’s own conscience and his will power. The quote below shows how his will wasn’t his own.
Quote from ‘Shooting an Elephant’: ….but in reality I was only an absurd puppet pushed to and fro by the wills of these yellow faces behind.’
The second enemy he has is the British Raj. He knows imperialism is wrong and what the British are doing is worse. (Forcing themselves on the Burmese) The Burmese are also an enemy for George, although he understands the situation they are in, and sympathizes with them, he cannot show that he knows that the people whom he is serving are on the wrong side. Even after understanding this intense situation, he cannot but blaming them for making fun of Europeans all over Burma, targeting him for their cruel jokes and making him bear the brunt of what the British are doing to the Burmese.
Lastly the British Raj has the Burmese as its enemy. After all tyrants always fear, and know that there will be a rebellion some day.