Analysis Of The Poem The Beach Of Falesa By Robert...

British Imperialism in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century brought about major civilizing changes to many indigenous and ‘savage’ countries. Though the Empirical rule had an abundance of economic greed, blatant racism, subjugation and slavery, it is not to say that the imperial intentions of the civilized European world were not misplaced. British intentions, imperial as well as empirical, were to demonstrate how Britain was the pinnacle of â€Å"human society†. Britain was attempting â€Å"to lead the world in the arts of civilisation, to bring light to the dark places, to teach the true political method, to nourish and protect the liberal tradition† (Bass 208). When analyzed, it may seem that Robert Stevenson’s â€Å"The Beach of Falesà ¡Ã¢â‚¬  is anti-imperialistic, however this paper will show that, while displaying certain reservations about British imperialism, the piece still encourages British imperial. Through the use and villainizing of apotheosis, economic and personal greed, both Rudyard Kipling’s â€Å"The Man Who Would Be King†, and Robert Stevenson’s â€Å"The Beach of Falesà ¡Ã¢â‚¬  show how they are supportive of the British Empire and its imperialistic intentions while also warning imperialists of the consequences of using imperialism as an excuse to manipulate and subjugate native people for personal and economic gain. While Kipling furthers his critique of imperialism to the problems of marrying natives, Stevenson chooses to focus on the problem of imperialists constant