The strongest evidence that Kim is not some Imperialist pamphlet lies in the protagonist's conflicted loyalties. For much of the story, Kim chafes to enter the Great Game and delights in the idea of killing. By the end of the novel, however, he has tired of the violence and deceit, and thinks only of serving his lama.
Kim spends a great deal of time monitoring other people and trying to detect what their game is. He is coming up with his own schemes and plans to deliver secret messages or to flee from school and see the world. Except when he is meeting with his spymaster mentors, Lurgan, Creighton, and Mahbub Ali, Kim is very much guaranteed to be the cleverest person, he might outstrip even Lurgan and Mahbub Ali in observation
Kim spends a great deal of time monitoring other people and trying to detect what their game is. He is coming up with his own schemes and plans to deliver secret messages or to flee from school and see the world. Except when he is meeting with his spymaster mentors, Lurgan, Creighton, and Mahbub Ali, Kim is very much guaranteed to be the cleverest person, he might outstrip even Lurgan and Mahbub Ali in observation