Question

Who is the speaker and audience in the poem “A White Man’s Burden”? And what is the relevance of the time period and how does it relate to modern times/current events?

Answer 1

an imperialist is speaking to an audience of americans

Step-by-step explanation:

"a white mans burden" by ruyard kipling is a poem talking about the philippine american war and how he supports the colonization of the Philippines. He is encouraging the unites states to annex the Philippines and in his view, "save them from themselves". He speaks as if it is a white persons duty to manage non-white people who were "less developed than them." Its relation to modern-day events is very weak since the white mans burden was pushed aside and ridiculed. Nowadays, the Philippines and many other countries have fought against the US's imperialism and no longer are under their control.