In the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ an upstander is defined as somebody who can apply empathy to reality and understand a person‚ in addition being courageous and help somebody in a time of need‚ even if it may result in disadvantageous consequences. Within the poem “If ”‚ the narrator‚ a father advises his son‚ “ If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you/ But make allowance for their doubting too/...Or‚ being lied about‚ don’t deal in lies/
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“If you can dream and not make dreams your master; if you can think and not make thought your aim”. “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.”(9-10) two lines from the poem - If that certainly don’t express gender specific advice in the 21st century. The entire poem reads as ambiguous in nature when gender is in focus‚ which was written as paternal advice to Kipling’s son. If ‘With sixty seconds worth of distance run‚ yours is the earth and everything in it‚ And – which is more – you’ll
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Nagaina is a cobra in the story ‘’Rikki-tikki-tavi‚’’ by Rudyard Kipling. She is married to Nag and they are the two main antagonists in the story. She lives in the garden of a bungalow in India. Her personality is one that can not be trusted. Throughout the story‚ she shows that she is smart‚ dangerous‚ and protective. At the beginning of the story‚ Nagaina shows her smarts. She and Nag are known for being clever and quick. She gives Rikki‚ (a mongoose taken in by the family in the bungalow)
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Poem Analysis If by Rudyard Kipling The poem ‘If’ is directed to Kipling’s son‚ and is a message to him on his route to manhood. This is seen in the very last line of the poem‚ when Kipling writes: “And- which is more- you’ll be a Man‚ my son!” The poem is about setting goals‚ taking risks‚ being a leader and self-belief‚ but all in moderation. An example in the text is: “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you. But make allowance for their doubting too”. Kipling tells his son to believe
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In Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden” was issued shortly after the Spanish-American War in 1899. It happens to be one of Kipling’s most well-known works and was published in The New York Sun as well as McClure’s Magazine. The poem was set under a theme of imperialism along with racial ideology. Kipling advises the “white men” of the United States to take up the “burden” by civilizing with the individuals from colonized areas (and/or simply non-white people). Ironically‚ this the same
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There is a clear negative connotation that Kipling attributes to the notion of imperialism in his novella‚ The Man Who Would Be King. There is a lot of controversy around Kipling’s feelings towards imperialism and the British Empire as a whole‚ which can be mainly attributed to his possibly satirical poem‚ “The White Man’s Burden.” It seems‚ however‚ that Kipling’s side on the subject of these arguments though is much more clearly presented when evaluating the novella that he wrote‚ as it paints
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The Gardener - Rudyard Kipling "The Gardener" is the story to be read in between lines. It was written by Rudyard Kipling. It is a well-written story with such a great craftsmanship and surprise ending that the readers find it necessary to go through the second reading and make readjustment in the relation between one and the other character. In other words‚ the end of the story acts as a switch back to the beginning of the story for the re-reading. The story deals with the life of Michael who
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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)‚ English writer and Nobel laureate‚ wrote novels‚ poems‚ and short stories‚ most of them set in India and Myanmar (Burma) during the time of British rule. Kipling was born on December 30‚ 1865‚ in Bombay‚ India‚ where his father was principal of a new art school. Kipling’s literary reputation was established with six stories of English life in India‚ published in India between 1888 and 1889. In 1889‚ Kipling returned to England and continued to write. In 1891 he published
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same a century ago. English literature and writing was still in its nascent phase in India and most of the Indian writers were either used to be Indian born British or Britain educated Indians. The list includes exponents such as George Orwell‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ Jim Corbett‚ Tagore and Sarojini Naidu among others. The post independence decades were largely dormant with only few names such as Nirad C Chaudhuri and R K Narayan inciting curiosity if any. It was as late as early eighties that the new
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The comparison and contrast of the two poems ‘’Girl’’by Jamaica Kincaid and ‘’If’’ by Rudyard Kipling. The poems is talking about parents who are giving advice to their kids. The topic and the theme are the same in my opinion‚ but the genders of the two kids are different. The topic is the same for both poems. I believe that the topic is parents giving advice to their kids. In the poem ‘’Girl’’ it talks about a mom giving advice to her daughter about life and how to do stuff by herself. In the
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