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Compare and contrast the sorts of adjectives Kipling uses to describe native peoples as opposed to Europeans; How does his very language usage convey his sense of white superiority.
The adjectives that Kipling uses to describe native peoples suggests that he is an white supremacist. By saying that the natives kings are "tawdry", it shows that Kipling's belief in the fact that imperialism was better than the native government. Also calling the native people 'half-devil' and 'half-child' suggests that Kipling is belittling the natives and further reinforcing his white supremacist view toward the natives. Kipling also mentions that Europeans have 'wisdom', which indicates that Kipling believes that Europeans are intellectually superior whereas the natives are not. Overall, it is clear through his diction that Kipling is in fact a white supremacist.
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