Also in No Witchcraft for Sale by Doris Lessing, the abstinence of the main characters is tested. Although the main characters find themselves in difficult situations in these two stories, there are solutions for the main character in Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell and No Witchcraft for Sale by Doris Lessing. Sure, in Shooting an Elephant the main character is in a tough situation, but there was something he could have done to get out of it, and that was get out of it. The main character of this story is a policeman in Burma, he is really put to the test in these times. The main character doesn't believe in imperialism yet because he's British and they controlled Burma. He was inclined to become a police officer here. The Burmese people despised him greatly and spat on him and insulted him even if it was not his people. fault, but rather his country's duty to control these people. One day, when he is summoned to deal with an elephant who was raging in a bazaar and ruining many things by killing people, he is put to the test. THE