Saturday, October 24, 2009

What reward did kipling suggest the "White Man" gets for carrying his 'burden"?

This question related to peom "White Man's Burden" by Kipling?
What reward did kipling suggest the "White Man" gets for carrying his 'burden"?
I'm not sure but I think it was a burden because supposedly God had chosen them to help other races. So, heavenly rewards maybe? But double check that.
What reward did kipling suggest the "White Man" gets for carrying his 'burden"?
oh i just went over this in history! the reward it hatred by the people though the white man 'has' to do it because they are the superior race and need to civilize everyone...
Reply:Most of the poem describes what the white man does and offers and sacrifices, as well as the resentment and hatred he gets for doing what he does. But he ends the poem with "the judgement of his peers", meaning that his fellow whites will decide if it was all worth it, and at least implying that the judgement will be a favorable one. After all, if one cannot win the approval of your peers, what is the point of doing something at all?

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