Rudyard Kipling

Early Life

• Born in Bombay India in 1865
• He left India at age 6
• His family moved to Britain to further his education

Influence of Writing

• He found comfort in writing and reading stories
• He moved back to India for more inspiration

The White Man's Burden

• Kipling's influential poem was published in McClure's magazine in 1899
• the purpose was to convey the impact of American colonization of the Philippines

The White Man's Burden Cartoon

• This cartoon makes light of the topic of Kipling's poem
• There were several ad campaigns that drew inspiration from the poem

Other Works

• He wrote several other popular books
• These include The Jungle Book, Rikki Tikki Tavi, and The Just-So Stories
• He won a Nobel Prize in 1907