Kipling Critiquing The Philippine-American Imperialism

“The White Man’s Burden” is Kipling’s hymn to U.S. imperialism. In February 1899, Kipling wrote the poem “The White Man’s Burden” in relation to the Philippine-American War. This poem was Kipling’s way of welcoming the United States into the imperial nations club. The poem itself is a warning to what the United States will encounter throughout their experience as an Imperial power. The main point of this poem is that Kipling says that imperial powers face a very difficult and thankless road ahead. This poem has Kipling critiquing the imperial enterprise rather than endorsing the empire. Again Kipling is warning the United States what they will go through if they continue the way of Imperial Power.
The White Man’s Burden is a critique of the