Kipling's Poetry and The Poisonwood Bible
Rudyard Kipling's poems, "Recessional" and "The White Man's Burden", both advocate imperialism, but make two different statements about imperialism. In "Recessional", the tone of the poem is that of joy and then depression. First the people of Great Britain are celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and then they end up asking God for forgiveness. This all leads to God's will. Kipling makes it appear that imperialism is good only if it is under God's will. The empire of Great Britain only has power because of God and will keep it if they remember God. If they forget God and what He has done for them, then they will lose their power. The poem says that Great Britain has "dominion" over the colonies because of God; He has given them this power and control. At the end of the poem, Kipling reveals that Great Britain forgets that God gave them pow
Kipling feels that these "new-caught, sullen people" need to be changed. In The Poisonwood Bible, Nathan goes to the Congo with his family to convert the Congolese people into Christianity. The views on imperialism differ among people as we have seen in Kipling's poems and in Kingsolver's novel. Kipling has strong views on imperialism, and Kingsolver might have made some points in the book, like relating Nathan to imperialism, because she had strong views on imperialism as well. In "The White Man's Burden", the tone is one of exhaustion. Each one of us arrived with some extra responsibility biting us into us under our garments. Kipling's view of imperialism comes closest to Nathan Price. They have the burden of changing some other country, but at the same time they will be doing a favor for God. It is significant for Great Britain to remember who gave them the power to be so powerful, or else they will be asking for forgiveness. " This is like Kipling's view on imperialism.
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