Today we looked at Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden" in order to understand the eurocentric and racist views of European peoples during the era of imperialism. Understanding the European perspective will enable us to understand why imperialism occur ed and better understand the actions of European peoples in countries such as India, Canada, Sudan, the Congo and China!
We also read poems that were written in retaliation to Kipling's "White Man's Burden" to analyze multiple perspectives. This poem analysis will be due on Tuesday of next week! If you would like to read Kiplings poem please click here!
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