Peer pressure is around us every day, in every waking moment and we all have to deal with it. It's how we deal with pressure that may differ from everyone else. A great example of dealing with peer pressure is George Orwell's story Shooting an Elephant. Since the British arrived and took control of Burma, many natives dislike the military places set up to keep the peace. One of these policemen or parliamentarians is given the task of shooting an elephant. Why does he do this, you ask, because the elephant is on duty. This is when an elephant goes into heat and becomes very aggressive. The natives want the young British man to shoot the elephant, they see it as entertainment. The young person faces peer pressure. The solution to dealing with peer pressure is that he can simply say no that he doesn't want to, then walk away and finally explain to people why he doesn't have to. George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant conveys a huge message of peer pressure and how the young man could have dealt with that pressure by simply saying no. The young British soldier succumbed to pressure from the Burmese natives who wanted him to shoot the rampaging elephant. The man knew that the elephant was in trouble and was uncontrollable without his mahout who is the elephant's caretaker and rider. Instead the man began to think that the Burmese people already hated him, and that if he hadn't shot the elephant they would have laughed and made fun of him. As stated here by the man “People expected it from me and I had to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pushing me forward, irresistibly. That's when he should have stood up and told people... middle of paper... that he wanted to shoot the elephant." A lot of people wouldn't understand, but that's okay because he knows what he's doing is the right thing. As you can see, there is a wide range of options, the British soldier could have chosen to do something other than shoot the elephant He could have simply told him no, obviously he was in command, he was armed and they weren't turn hadn't worked, he could have simply walked away. Although he was so worried about being laughed at and ridiculed, he could have simply explained to them that he shouldn't shoot the elephant for the reasons listed above. So, many people who give in to peer pressure try to use some or all of these tactics to stop doing something you are forced to do. These are simple solutions that the British soldier should have used and solutions that many people can use in everyday life.