Alonso High School - ENGLISH 101Segment One Honors Lesson 04 Kipling Development of Themes

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The Man Who Would Be King Author: Rudyard Kipling Year Published: 1888 Genre: novella Pages: 13-25 Settings in this section: India, Britain and Kafiristan Primary characters in this section: ... Dravot and Carnehan Secondary characters in this section: Kipling Include two specific examples of Dravot and Carnehan acting as responsible men: “ ‘For the Lord’s sake, let’s get out of this before our heads are chopped off” “So we dressed betwixt and between, and such a sight as Daniel Dravot I never saw yet nor expect to see again. He burned half his beard, and slung a sheep-skin over his shoulder, and shaved his head into patterns. He shaved mine, too, and made me wear outrageous things to look like a heathen.” Include two specific examples of Dravot and Carnehan embracing their fantasy of being kings: “I’ve come back,” he repeated; “and I was the King of Kafiristan—me and Dravot—crowned Kings we was! In this office we settled What is the purpose of each action? They were trying to look normal and not trying to be discovered so they wouldn’t be executed. What is the purpose of each action? They are talking about them being kings. What is your reaction to their actions? I think it is smart they did this as it should work. What is your reaction to their actions? They are not really kings but they feel all powerfu [Show More]

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