What Is The Difference Between White Man's Burden And The Recessional Kipling
Dr. Shamsul Islam
Bilal Sultan
Far Away Adventures
Due Date : February 12th, 2014
Essay
In the “ White man’s burden” and “ The Recessional” Kipling illustrates the concept of empire by claiming that it is the duty or burden of white men to civilize, educate and religiously higher the non whites. Such concept is very unacceptable due to the fact that one may think they are higher than another civilization where such concept of view still exists today. The “ White man’s burden” Kipling poem was written during the Spanish American war where United States was first seen as world power. Most people believe the poem is written for British army since Kipling was British but rather it was for the American who colonized the Philippines. Kipling wrote the poem to the Americans saying no matter how many of your best men you send there to devote and even sacrifice their lives to the tasks, and no matter how well you succeed in fighting the battles of peacetime, such as eliminating hunger and disease, they will blame and hate you for this. Kipling illustrates how the American can be so powerful and all but the love people will have for them wont be the same people will dislike them and he says in his poem that they should know their worth as men will be …show more content…
Its human nature we never have enough everyone wants more and more. They expand their culture their values, where still today the British left the values and culture back in India and the American in Cuba. Today the United States has what I believe conquered Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya but they do not think and all they want is power and what I believe is oil but how Kipling mentioned in his poem “ The Recessional” that “ drunk with power” that’s how the united states are behaving where one day they will be defeated also which many think is China. Such concept is still valued by many people still
Bilal Sultan
Far Away Adventures
Due Date : February 12th, 2014
Essay
In the “ White man’s burden” and “ The Recessional” Kipling illustrates the concept of empire by claiming that it is the duty or burden of white men to civilize, educate and religiously higher the non whites. Such concept is very unacceptable due to the fact that one may think they are higher than another civilization where such concept of view still exists today. The “ White man’s burden” Kipling poem was written during the Spanish American war where United States was first seen as world power. Most people believe the poem is written for British army since Kipling was British but rather it was for the American who colonized the Philippines. Kipling wrote the poem to the Americans saying no matter how many of your best men you send there to devote and even sacrifice their lives to the tasks, and no matter how well you succeed in fighting the battles of peacetime, such as eliminating hunger and disease, they will blame and hate you for this. Kipling illustrates how the American can be so powerful and all but the love people will have for them wont be the same people will dislike them and he says in his poem that they should know their worth as men will be …show more content…
Its human nature we never have enough everyone wants more and more. They expand their culture their values, where still today the British left the values and culture back in India and the American in Cuba. Today the United States has what I believe conquered Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya but they do not think and all they want is power and what I believe is oil but how Kipling mentioned in his poem “ The Recessional” that “ drunk with power” that’s how the united states are behaving where one day they will be defeated also which many think is China. Such concept is still valued by many people still