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Rudyard Kipling, 2004.
Biographical account of the life and career of Rudyard Kipling.
1,549 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper presents biographical information on the life of Rudyard Kipling. It looks at Kipling's early years in India, his years with an abusive caretaker in England, and his school years. The paper also examines the stages in Kipling's career, some of his writings, and his death.
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"Aside from the abuse that he received and the bullying that went on, which made for some hard first years at the school, Kipling recalls the school as clean without any epidemics. His writings also viewed the bullying as a silly and childish past time for those whom were soon to become men. Everyday he would read greedily and write even more selfishly as if these things were going to be taken from him. One reason for this could have been that his sister learned these things at a younger age than he. J.I.M. Stewart wrote that it has been said that Rudyard's favorite writer may have been Tom Jones, which contributed to his literary style (28). Since the school was a military based school, all of the boys were pushed to enter the army. But from a young age, it was very noticeable to all that came in contact with Kipling that he was not going to pursue that route."
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Rudyard Kipling, 2004.
A biographical essay on the author, Rudyard Kipling.
1,057 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the life and works of Nobel Prize-winning author, Rudyard Kipling. The paper presents a brief biography of Kipling's youth in India, his marriage, and family life. The paper contends that his life experiences shaped much of his work. The scope of Kipling's work allows us to see how he was influenced by his personal experiences. He was able to draw from his experiences and punctuate them with realism and imaginative qualities. The paper provides reference to some of his literary works, specifically to his most famous, "The Jungle Book".
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"From very early in his life Rudyard Kipling's experiences would influence his writing. Kipling was born in Bombay, India on December 30, 1865. During this time, the country was controlled by Victorian England. Kipling's father was an artisan who moved the family to India intentionally "to India purposefully to encourage, support, and restore native Indian art against the incursions of British business interests" (Cantalupo). These early Indian experiences would later reappear in many of his works. As a young man, Kipling attended the United Services College in Devonshire, where he became inspired to read and write. He once traveled with his father to France, which "sparked in him a lifelong interest in that country and its people" (Sullivan 8). Because his parents did not have enough money to send Kipling to Oxford, he returned to India to write for a newspaper for the Civil and Military Gazette in Bombay, a career that lasted seven years. During this time, he also began writing short stories and poems."
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Imperialism in Kipling's Novels, 2002.
A paper which studies the dual theme of imperialism and love for India in several of Rudyard Kipling's novels.
745 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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By examining two of Rudyard Kipling's novels, "Kim" and "Plain Tales", the author of the paper shows how Kipling's dual theme of imperialism, yet strong portrayal and seemingly contradictory love and fascination of India are exposed in his works.
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"In Lispeth, the first of the short stories in The Plain Tales, the principal character is the daughter of natives, who gets baptized as a Christian by her parents in order to gain protection from the missionaries. Though Lispeth was a Hill girl, she was fair and very lovely and with her English habits and name was not fully accepted by either the natives or the British. Again, one sees here Kipling's tendency to weave a story of Colonial England's intermingling with native India with a thread of imperialism nevertheless present. "
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"Germinal" and "Kim", 2006.
This paper discusses Rudyard Kipling's book "Kim" and Emile Zola's "Germinal".
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the themes and characters in the books "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling and "Germinal" by Emile Zola. The writer discusses one theme that appears in both novels, that is the idea prevalent in Europe prior to World War II, that certain races or groups of human beings are innately prone to violence, crime and poverty. The writer contends that overall, despite the evenhanded emphasis that both authors attempted to make with their tales, "Germinal" and "Kim" both reflect values and notions of race and class that are very out of place in the modern world. The writer concludes that Kipling sees the future as being typified by this conglomeration of cultural forces; he believes that it can be peaceful and that to Zola, there is still hope for socialist revolution.
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"Nevertheless, one theme that appears in both novels is the idea--prevalent in Europe prior to World War II, that certain races or groups of human beings are innately prone to violence, crime, and poverty. Zola repeatedly attributes Etienne Lantier's hot-blooded temper and addictive personality to traits that his father possessed. Such attributes, it would seem, are consequences of generations of low breeding. Meanwhile, Kipling, despite all his intricate awareness of India, appears utterly unaware of the hardships that imperialism had brought upon the native inhabitants and, indeed, that it was the natural order of the world that Britain should rule India. Overall, despite the evenhanded emphasis that both authors attempted to make with their tales, Germinal and Kim both reflect values and notions of race and class that are very out of place in the modern world."
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"Rikki-tikki-tavi", 2006.
An analysis of author Rudyard Kipling and his children's book "Rikki-tikki-tavi".
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper analyzes the children's short story "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. The first part of the paper is devoted to an overview fo the life, accomplishments and impact of Kipling. Then the paper turns to an analysis of his short story aimed at children, "Rikki-tikki-tavi". The paper explains that the story is a metaphor of the coming of age of a young protector and the colonialist struggle between India and England. The paper summarizes the story's plot and then offers the author's personal feelings and opinions about the impact of the story. The author calls it heart-breaking, commenting that while the story is enjoyable for children it is especially poignant and powerful for adults.
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"One might guess just from this set of characters where the central tension lies - for Rikki-tikki must fight nobly to save his friends and family, and on that level the reader respects him, yet at the same time one understands that by being "tamed" by the white man, as it were, Rikki's human models were eradicating their own native history and religion. (Thus only the snakes speak of faith or of family, but the mongoose is an orphan with no culture) On that first level, the plot is simple and universally understood by children. Rikki is saved as an infant; he grows to maturity and faces the dangers of the world as embodied by the snakes; he learns to face them in his home, and finally in their own domain as well. Finally, Rikki emerges as an adult. On the other level, the plot is hidden in symbols, but equally universal nonetheless in Kipling's era: the white men come, and as per "the White Man's Burden" they "serve [the] captives' need"(Kipling) and convert those who have lost their families and culture to their service; those with power and faith to resist for the sake of their children do so, but the strength of the white man's guns and his toothy converts inevitably put down their revolution and kill their young. In the end, only those who are faithful to the white man or two stupid to understand their risk (as the birds are), are left."
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"If", 2005.
An analysis of the poem, "If", by Rudyard Kipling.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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Sometimes things are not as easy as they appear. The writer shows how Rudyard Kipling makes this point in his poem, "If," in which he expresses the difficulty involved with being a real human being. It explains that, while being a man or a woman may seem like an easy thing to do, the poet explores what it means to be a real and genuine man and, as a result, demonstrates how difficult that may be. With a straightforward style that speaks to the common man, Kipling points out that being a real man or woman is a difficult challenge in any age.
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"The poet approaches the reader of "If" in a very straightforward manner. He presents the reader with a series of hypothetical events that will ultimately help him determine if he is a real man or woman. From the beginning of the poet, the poet introduces situations that, while they may be hypothetical, they are common and somewhat difficult. The opening lines set the tone of the poem with the poet writing, "If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,/If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim" (Kipling 1-2). The poem continues with similar hypothetical situations related to common situations and occurrences."
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"Kim", 2002.
A discussion of the role in women in Rudyard Kipling's "Kim".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the place of women in Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim". It will start off with a brief introduction about Kipling himself and will then move on to identify the role that women have according to the novel.
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"Kim", 2002.
Addressing religion and the character of Kim in Rudyard Kipling's "Kim".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines the character of Kim in Rudyard Kipling's novel, Kim, in respect to self- discovery and religion. It is clear that Kim achieves a sense of purpose through religion, where as Buddhism is neither part of India nor Britain it creates an environment in which Kim can rectify both sides of his identity.
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Challenging Race and Gender Bias in Three Works of Children's Literature, 2002.
An analysis of bias in three children's books, Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard" and Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got his Spots".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay will construct a challenge to three novels for children with respect to their inherent biases: Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard", and Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got his Spots". In constructing this challenge, I believe that it is important that I explain my own biases and how they influence my challenge. I would argue that it would be arrogant for educators or parents today to consider that we are without biases.
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"Kim", 2002.
A review of the book "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling with an emphasis on Kim's search for identity.
1,192 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how the relationship of the main protagonist of Kim to his Indian environment and to his status as a member of the British Empire is comfortably resolved for the author Rudyard Kipling, by the end of the novel, but not for a modern reader. It analyzes how Kim's fulfillment of his quest for a stable identity in the face of his personal social instability are paralleled throughout the novel with the political instability of the Indian subcontinent and the spiritual quest of the lama whom he befriends early in the novel's narrative. It shows how only after his friend the lama also comes to the end of his spiritual quest, Kim is able to find a answer as to who he truly is as he is perceived by the outer world, by a class and caste confused society.
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"Kim's search for identity cannot be framed in terms of an uncomplicated pairing of India versus England. Kim is the son of an Irish man, and thus at best occupies only a marginal status as an Englishman, even if he were to dwell England itself. When Kim experiences his first period of confusion, it is not in the face of Indian treachery, but in the narrow understanding possessed by those attempting to civilize him as a purely white man at St. Xavier's. Later, Kim realizes in his training for the British Secret service, that he must make use of both his native tools of strength of mind as well as his British training in mathematics. Only by using both unique attributes in combination can he resist the test for becoming a spy he submits to be the mystic Lurgan. Lurgan marvels at the boy's uniqueness of mind, a uniqueness confirmed when Kim is comforted by a 'bairagi' during one of his crisis points of identity."
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If a Woman Was a Potted Plant., 2002.
A comparison of Rudyard Kipling's "If.."and Alice Walker's "a woman is not a potted plant".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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A Comparison of Rudyard Kipling's "If.."and Alice Walker's "a woman is not a potted plant". The discussion outlines how the two poems are set on opposite ends of the sexual spectrum.
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"Captains Courageous", 2002.
This paper is a book report of Rudyard Kipling's "Captains Courageous, A Story of the Grand Banks".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The author of this paper feels that trouble dictates the plot of Rudyard Kipling's, "A Story of the Grand Banks".
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"Mandalay", 2005.
Understanding cultural unity in the poem "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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In this paper, one can realize the power of India to attract westerners along the path of the road of Mandalay. In this poem, Kipling is relating a greater understanding of life in the East, which seeks to transform typical negative beliefs about foreign countries, and turn them into dreams of hope for those that wish to expand their worldly experience. The paper shows that through Kipling's poem, the unification of a British soldier in his dreams for India provide a far more open and racially tolerant account of life during the Age of British Imperialism.
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"This poetic study will reveal the aspects of cultural unity within the poem: "Mandalay" by the British poet Rudyard Kipling. Through this aspect of military life in the poem, a soldier desires to become more unified with the warmer, more hospitable climate of the East. In this aspect, the geography and culture of India becomes the dominating racial and cultural unifier for the soldier's perspective. In this manner, Rudyard Kipling presents a ballad styled poem, which unifies both aspects of British culture, in relation to cultural and racial values of India in the East. The opening verse of "Mandalay" is characteristic of the ballad format, which Rudyard uses to emulate the signing voice of a soldier that wishes for a greater station in life."
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"Kim" and "A Passage to India", 2004.
Compares the book, "Kim", by Rudyard Kipling, to E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India".
2,327 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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Forster's "A Passage to India" and Kipling's "Kim" have often been viewed as literary works that are in opposition to each other, since the former has been construed as a critique of British imperialism in India, whereas the latter has been seen as pro-imperialism. Indeed, this scholarly opinion seems to dominate critical analysis of British colonial literature on India, leading to a wide body of work that highlights the striking contrast between Forster's and Kipling's portrayal of the British Raj in India. One outcome of this scholarly tradition is that very little attempt has been made to analyze the similarities, if any, between the two works. As a result, there is one very marked commonality between the two works that has tended to be overlooked, which is the theme of social identity. Therefore, this paper highlights and discusses the fact that both "A Passage to India" and "Kim" serve as a commentary on the importance of the role played by social and cultural identity in creating and perpetuating the divide between nations and races.
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"Kipling, in fact, achieves his purpose through positing the premise that the only way to bridge the divide between nations and races is through the intermingling of social and cultural values. Whereas, as evidenced by the earlier discussion, Forster's approach was to highlight the social and cultural differences that prevented the formation of friendships between the British and the Indians. Of course, several critics have interpreted Kipling's Kim as a novel that demonstrates the importance of knowing India and its customs in order to rule it (Hubel, p. 87), thereby further supporting the view of Kipling as a pro-imperialism author. The fact, however, remains that there is enough scope to equally interpret Kim as a story that shows the path to becoming a "friend of all the world.""
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"White Man's Burden", 2002.
A literary review of Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper describes the poem "White Man's Burden" explicitly taking in view the past and the effects.
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