The three major aspects in Rudyard Kipling's Kim are character, style, and theme. ... He used native vocabulary throughout the story. ... This feeds into the universal theme of the struggle to find one's self. ... But even then he did not see himself as a native. ... The native view of white men is shown in many ways: 'But this is sorcery!' ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the first stanza, Kipling says, "Send forth the best ye breed-/ Go, bind your sons to exile/ to serve your captives need;". ... The same idea of de-humanization of the Africans is present throughout Heart of Darkness as well, where the natives of the Congo are repeatedly called "savages." ...

• Word Count: 4292
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• Grade Level: High School