The White Man's Burden

European nations found themselves in a scramble for political power and economic wealth nearing the beginning of the 1880s. The industrial revolution’ boom spurred European nations to search for new markets and raw materials to satisfy and grow their economies. The number of European colonies a nation owned symbolized their political power over other nations, therefore creating a political desire for power and possession of colonies within Europe. Many Europeans were also driven to civilize the…

Also William L. Langer wrote that the teaching survival of the fittest was crucial to imperialism. He said it justified competition and struggle, but also introduced an element of ruthlessness (William L. Langer). In the poem “The White Man’s Burden” it says that their burden is the hardest. It says they have to bind their son’s to exile, and serve their captive’s needs. (Rudyard Kipling) In conclusion economic, political, and social each have a huge impact in different aspects. The above…

Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness follows a young man named Marlow during his travels through the Belgium Congo. Throughout the novel there are countless mentions of the native Congo people being inferior to the white man along with many mentions of the white man’s abuse of the natives. The seemingly constant symbols of light and dark can be interpreted to represent the complicated relationship between the two races, however there is a lot of ambiguity in the specific scenes. Contrary to…

Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, highlights the effects of European imperialism in African society. White missionaries, Europeans, exposed the Ibo people to new ways of life. However, Okonkwo, the African leader, mourned the aggressive, yet subtle change. The imperialists infringed on the Ibo identity and way of life. Achebe characterizes European imperialism and its effects on African society through the lens of religion. European imperialists proclaimed their religion as…

Document F is also known as "White Man's Burden" written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling promotes European imperialism, and degrades the African race. "Take up the White Man's Burden--Send forth the best ye breed--Go bind your sons to exile to serve your captives' need.. your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child". European imperialism of Africa was much more than monetary motives and ego, but also spreading European culture. The Europeans saw their duty as white people to "save" and…

politics, as Comfort writes. She also claims, “ ‘Take up the white man’s burden,’ / Right here in our own times. / Give justice, ’tis demanded / This side of distant climes.” (Comfort, 2). If the United States has multiple problem areas within itself, it is likely that they will do they same to another territory. Comfort succeeds to make it an obvious point that she is responding to Kiplings poem by quoting “Take up the white man’s burden” (Comfort). Kipling talks about the civilizing mission…

stratification often benefitted their respective societies, but have posed questions to the value of life and moral concerns. The implementation of these systems bore many ideologies, too. During the era of European colonialism, ideas such as the White Man’s Burden as “light bringers” to “bring light” to “savage” people were employed to justify the senseless cruelty and abuse of entire…

woman, Rukmani, whose life is shook by the sudden presence of imperialism. The experiences that Rukmani goes through is reflected by the haunting imperialist history in the Congo as well as the British viewpoint illustrated through the comic A White Man’s Burden. Imperialism reflects dominance rather than social progress because it uses racism to justify the economic exploitation and the forced assimilation inflicted upon the imperialised people. Imperialism…

and or people were a tad manageable. Anyway, at the time, Columbus’ fleet was just about to find a route to India, but instead the fleet ended up discovering new worlds. One could connect this event to the poem by Rudyard Kipling called The White Man's Burden as I quote, “Take up the…

next few scenes, Orwell feels this power as anunyielding force pressuring him to shoot the elephant. As Orwell mulls over the critical decision,he comes upon the realization that the “white man” must display strength and authority when the people demand it. Ironically, Orwell juxtaposes the role of the ever-powerful “white man”against an “absurd puppet pushed to and fro by the will of [the] yellow faces…” Although, he…