Rudyard Kipling

the most renowned pieces of literature was born. Rudyard Kipling wrote many novels and poems including If-, The White Man’s Burden, Kim, and more. Upon moving to England in 1871, Kipling became interested in British imperialism, eventually leading to the creation of one of his most famous works, The Jungle Book. In order to ensure Kipling got the best education possible, his family decided to move to England whilst he was still young. In 1878 Kipling entered a boarding school where he often…

In this poem Kipling writes, “Freedom for ourselves and freedom for our sons/ And, failing freedom, war” (19-20). This, according to Said, unveils the real Orientalist’s (White Man’s) intention and shows that beyond his angelic-like mission “there is always the express willingness to use force, to kill and be killed” (Said 226). Orwell, in his first paragraph of his essay about Kipling, argues that no one should agree with Kipling’s ideology toward imperialism or even exonerate him as he is…

else’s territory. Imperialism reflects monopoly, where one person gets to take over everything. This happens because they have power, prestige and wealth. With those three components it’s hard to overcome anything. George Orwell, Mark Twain, and Rudyard Kipling all expressed their opinions on imperialism in short stories and poems. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” he portrays imperialism throughout the passage. Orwell (1936) believes the story is a comparison for British Imperialism.…

Christopher Columbus once said, “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Have you ever been brave enough to try something new? The theme of the fictional story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling is that you should stand up for your friends. Rikki- Tikki is the most courageous character in this story.The story explains that Rikki-tikki is courageous because in paragraph 32 Rikki-tikki tried to protect Teddy from Karait. In my opinion, Rikki-tikki…

The British and Americans assumed that they were blessing the non-white and non-Christians with civilization. Kipling thought of westernization led to hate and ungratefulness of the subjects. The “uncivilized ” were adding to “the white man’s burden” (1) with their troubles and complaints. Victor Gilliam’s cartoon, “Apologies to Rudyard Kipling” was drawn to oppose Kipling’s poem. It pointed out the fact that the “barbarians” did not want or need the “help” of the arrogant “empires”…

The short story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” by Rudyard Kipling focuses on a brave and curious mongoose named RIkki-Tikki whose main purpose is helping and saving his family. Meanwhile a wicked cobra named Nagaina wants to overrun the bungalow for her, her husband, and her children. Both characters show passionate personalities and traits toward saving their families. For example, Rikki-Tikki was brave to even fight all three snakes to keep his family safe. “Rikki-Tikki held on with his eyes shut,…

The story,” Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,is by Rudyard Kipling,is a novel based on the main characters Rikki Tikki Tavi and Nagaina.They go through a series of trying to protect their families. Moreover, Rikki Tikki is more human than animal because he is very smart and only thinks about his families safety.Like how for example,Nagiana was just trying to protecther family and Nag like in paragraph 8 it says “Nag was thinking to himself and watching the least little movement in the grass,so Nagiana could…

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi The short story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is about a mongoose that protects his family from cobra’s. Two cobra’s try to kill Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and his family. Rikki and Nagaina both are protective and vicious. They both try to kill each and protect their families from each other. In the story Rikki-Tikki shows human qualities also Nagiana. First, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a brave and protective mongoose who protects his family from harm. For example, “ she plunged…

feelings of distress, however, acceptance is also present. Bruce Dawe and Kenneth Slessor successfully portray the distress of war in their poems, whereas Sylvia Plath and Wilfred Owen show this feeling through different examples of suffering. Rudyard Kipling and Maya Angelou are two poets who I believed showed their readers how to accept things in life, whether you can influence them or not. These different poems show that many feelings can be portrayed through literature. Bruce Dawe and…

rough times, which isn't always a good idea. It may lead to negative results such as more violence , and even a decrease in population, but on the other hand there are some positives like freedom < Rudyard Kipling and Anna Manning Comfort displayed how they felt about this topic in a poem. For Instance, Rudyard Kipling's poem “ The White Man's Burden” explains his views on imperialism and why he's all for it. As you start reading the poem you come across a few things ,…