“The Brown Man’s Burden” written by Henry Labouchére gives the reader a sarcastic overview into the world of imperialism. The poem has a dark insight into violence and slavery within lower nations. Labouchére mocks the poem “The White Man’s Burden”- Rudyard Kipling by using the same poem formation and contradicts the author by stating imperialism is always wrong even if it is meant to achieve good. “The Brown Man’s Burden” brings to life the idea of how the white man treats them as lower. The author states, “Be very stern, for truly/ ‘Tis useless to be mild” (5-6), and goes on to say the brown man is “Half devil and half child” (8). The white man punishes the brown man and blames him for many issues. If the white man becomes displeased with
