Question

According to Kipling, the "burden" of the white man is people in less-developed countries. According to the second line, Kipling believes the burden must fall upon the best. In the third line, "exile" refers to ________?

1) sending people away from their home country
2) imposing restrictions on people
3) forcing people into slavery
4) establishing colonies in other countries

Answer 1

In Kipling's poem, 'exile' refers to the act of sending people from their home country to 'civilize' and govern colonies.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase 'Go send your sons to exile' in Rudyard Kipling's poem 'The White Man's Burden' refers to option 1) sending people away from their home country.

Kipling uses the term 'exile' to describe the sense of sacrifice and duty expected from those in the industrialized countries to leave their familiar surroundings and go to the colonies in order to 'civilize' the local populations. This involves bringing what they considered the benefits of Western culture, such as Christianity, monogamous marriage, and Western fashions.