If you were to travel back in time and live during the British Empire, you would see a world that is very different from the world that we live in today. You would see a world where discrimination runs rampant and gender and racial inequalities are prevalent. As seen in Philippa Levine’s The British Empire Sunrise to Sunset, particularly in the 8th and 9th chapters, the discrimination was mainly done by white males. Taking a closer look at the primary sources “The Ballad of East and West” by Rudyard Kipling and Kenya Diary by Colonel R. Meinertzhagen, this discrimination and inequalities of the British Empire will be brought to light.
In Philippa Levine’s British Empire Sunrise to Sunset, she said “…the effects of imperial rule was nonetheless …show more content…
One reason the European’s would kick the natives off of their land was for big game hunting. This is especially prevalent in Kenya Diary when one of Richard’s main reasons for going to Kenya, along with a large number of other European’s, was for the big game hunting. Throughout the diary, Richard records the amount of animals he kills including hippo, lion, eel, and leopard . The end of the diary, however, states a change in heart of Richard explains how he came in as “obsessed by an unashamed blood-lust” but now he states that “For the amount of big game I shot during my first tour in Kenya, I have no excuse. I am not proud of it…” . It is also shown in “The Ballad of East and West” when British India wants to expand and take Afghanistan. The Colonel’s son is representing England and he is chasing Kamal for what he feels is rightfully his, the mare, which represents Afghanistan. This chase is Kipling’s way of describing how Britain wants to chase the natives out of Afghanistan and broaden the British Empire. But Kipling’s story doesn’t end there, the two men stand and “they have looked each other between the eyes, and there they found no fault” . Kipling is telling Britain that just because other people groups aren’t from England doesn’t mean they have to be seen as less than you or
In Philippa Levine’s British Empire Sunrise to Sunset, she said “…the effects of imperial rule was nonetheless …show more content…
One reason the European’s would kick the natives off of their land was for big game hunting. This is especially prevalent in Kenya Diary when one of Richard’s main reasons for going to Kenya, along with a large number of other European’s, was for the big game hunting. Throughout the diary, Richard records the amount of animals he kills including hippo, lion, eel, and leopard . The end of the diary, however, states a change in heart of Richard explains how he came in as “obsessed by an unashamed blood-lust” but now he states that “For the amount of big game I shot during my first tour in Kenya, I have no excuse. I am not proud of it…” . It is also shown in “The Ballad of East and West” when British India wants to expand and take Afghanistan. The Colonel’s son is representing England and he is chasing Kamal for what he feels is rightfully his, the mare, which represents Afghanistan. This chase is Kipling’s way of describing how Britain wants to chase the natives out of Afghanistan and broaden the British Empire. But Kipling’s story doesn’t end there, the two men stand and “they have looked each other between the eyes, and there they found no fault” . Kipling is telling Britain that just because other people groups aren’t from England doesn’t mean they have to be seen as less than you or