In both George Orwell and Matin Gansberg experiences it shows how differently people can react to different situations. These two experiences are perfect examples of the behavior of humans. It reveals that humans can be blinded when it comes to witnessing a murder or looking good in front of people. In Martin Gansberg's experience, the fact that no one consider calling the police during a very serious situation shows how selfish people can be. Everyone that witnessed the murder were only thinking about themselves. Apparently, no one wanted to get involved with what was happening outside their apartments; even though it was obvious there was a lady in need of help. Surely, if that would of been one of them in need of help they would want someone to call the police. On the other hand there was some sort of pressure in both experiences, especially on George Orwell's experience. On "Shooting an Elephant  it reveals how people can have a great impact on others people decisions; this man was easily influenced by a crowd. Even though he knew that the elephant was harmless, he immediately changed his mind when he saw the crowd following him or on his heels. With the pressure of the people and for once feeling superior with his riffle; he mad the wrong decision of killing the elephant. Both experiences show how differently humans can react. In these experiences they're both placed in a hard position, where they're so overwhelmed with whats going on around them that it's not clear if what they are doing is the right thing to do or not. In "Thirty- Eight Who Saw the Murder  most of the people were putting excuses to the way they reacted. For example, when the police asked them why they didn't called the police; they replied with "I was tired  (pg.130) or "My wife told me not to get involved  (pg.129). Human reaction should be call the police right away especially when it's a life or death situation. I have realized that the