Rudyard Kipling

has the courage of his convictions when defending Tom Robinson, and has to show fearlessness despite being bombarded with criticism and intolerance. Rudyard Kipling describes these conditions perfectly in his poem “If”. Atticus’ outlook on life is that “you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too” (Kipling). He did not fight with anyone for their opinions, but made the conscious decision not to bestow these racist qualities in his children. He taught…

Manning Comfort who is the author of Home Burdens of Uncle Sam, in which she talks about how the United States shouldn’t interfere with other countries as there are already many things going on within its own territory. However on the opposite side Rudyard Kipling, who is the author of White Man’s Burden, argues in favor of imperialism as he encourages the United States to take up the “burden”. Lastly, Jules Ferry was the French Minister who wrote Speech…

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…

The theme is the life lesson or moral of the story. Good vs. evil is the theme of the story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. The theme is good versus evil since the main battle in the story is Rikki-Tikki and Nagaina. Rikki-Tikki represents the good because he is brave and protective. Nagaina is the evil, whereas she is a bully and is greedy. I can see how people might think “Accepting a challenge leads to positive results” might be the theme, but the theme is clearly good versus evil.…

They don’t understand that to become a hero, one must act on it. “Rikki-tikki-tavi,” a short story by Rudyard Kipling, is the story of a mongoose who must protect the garden by his bungalow from villainous snakes. He had help from other garden animals, but he was the main lionheart. The mongoose, Rikki-tikki, takes action to make the garden a safer place, and becomes a hero for his efforts. Kipling shows to the reader through point of view and characterization that anybody can be a hero if they…

Poetry is forms of writing that can help numerous people write their views and feelings in a modest way. Gabriel Okara, Louis MacNeice and Rudyard Kipling all convey their worries and memories through their poems, ‘Once Upon a Time, ‘Prayer Before Birth and ‘If’. All of these three poems have a common theme, which is childhood. “Once Upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara is a free verse poem. The poem is written in a first person point of view and contains irregular stanzas. The speaker could be a…

thrive in society. Women may try to regard themselves as strong characters too, but they need to reflect upon the standards of a man in order to determine such a thing. Society has already inevitably placed the two genders in their categories. Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem in 1895 discussing the qualities of a man. He describes them as being able to keep their head “when all about you are losing theirs,” being endlessly patient,…

In the Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling there are many ways that the Bandar-log act like bullies, talk like bullies, and treat other people like bullies. The Bandar-log laugh at everything and have no respect for anyone or anything. The monkey people fight with each other, they also talk bad about others and make others look bad. The way the Bandar-log speak make them sound like bullies. On page 42 The monkey people sound arrogant when Kipling says “ there is no one in the jungle so…

As Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.” “Angry as he was, Rikki-tikki was frightened as he saw the size of the big cobra.” “Rikki-tikki held on with his eyes shut, for now he was quite sure he was dead; but the head did not move, and the big man picked him up and said: “It’s the mongoose again, Alice; the little chap has saved our lives now.” Do you have the courage to stand up for someone? For this…

Bravery, courageous behavior or character is the very definition of a certain mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi. The movie by Julie Ross, and the book written by Rudyard Kipling, altho similar have certain differences. In the movie and the book Rikki Tikki Tavi is washed out of his home during a flood. He is found by a family and warmed up. Rikki Tikki Tavi soon learns of the two formidable king cobras in the garden. The movie and the book have similarities between the characters, the setting, and the…