The meaning of 'enemy' in terms of the essay "Shooting an elephant" means a hostile group of people.
This story dates back to the time when the anti-European feeling was extremely strong among the Burmese,as they were oppressed by the British.George Orwell even though being a white man himself had a sincere hatred for the British imperialism,deep down inside he did not hate the Burmese but was was humiliated by them time to time which made him feel insecure around them,but somewhere he knew his real enemy was the 'British ego' which forced him shoot the elephant otherwise he would have made a fool of himself amidst the natives of Burma which he certainly didnt wanted to happen.
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