Why is Russia so massive? And why did they never try to imperialize on other continents like other powers did?
How did Britain gain the upperhand in the most imperialized lands?
Did Japan never imperialize? How did China keep out foreigners?
Pg 913
Kipling uses diminishing adjectives to describe the native peoples, such as "captives", "silent" and "sullen". Meanwhile, he uses "patience" "goal", "peace", "better", and "guard" in describing the actions the Europeans took. This language conveys his sense of white supremacy because he believes that the Europeans are better and stronger than all the rest. He believes that the natives are weak and bitter, but need the Europeans help to save them. He describes that "saving" the native peoples will be a thankless job for the noble Europeans, but it is their duty. This conveys white supremacy because he believes no other race is as honorable as they are.
No comments:
Post a Comment