Instant PDF downloads. As he outlines his ambitions to Carnehan, he paces back and forth, chewing his beard, showing the first signs that he is becoming unhinged. Plot. Complete your free account to access notes and highlights. This page was last edited on 8 November 2022, at 16:10. Their violence, unlike the violence of the Kafirs, serves a greater good, allowing them to impose peace. The winters coming, and these people wont be giving much trouble, and if they do we cant move about. He even goes so far as to suggest that colonialism, as a moral duty, weighs more heavily on the colonizers than on the colonized. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"FME_JNZD_K5ndjh0Fq0MFG3vVhaKlfZThvMfLSpWSg4-86400-0"}; In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. His son James is a major character. They would be in charge of guarding the border fo Kafiristan next to sending 200 men out personally. Furthermore, Carnehan and Dravots use of violence again appears justified, as it allows them to impose discipline. //. The narrators assumption that Carnehan and Dravot will die in Afghanistan further underscores that the world beyond British control is violent and uncivilized.Carnehan and Dravots contract consists of a moral code. the narrator arrives at Marwar Junction, he finds the train car of Carnehans friend, He recognizes them as the two men from his journey on the train, Carnehan and, At the market, it takes the narrator some time to recognize, for whisky and gulps it down. Boil em once or twice in hot water, and theyll come out like chicken and ham., The girls a little bit afraid, says the priest. This cruelty emphasizes that the Native States are uncivilized, which serves as a justification for the colonialism of the supposedly more civilized Europeans. Find related themes, quotes, symbols, characters, and more. Instant PDF downloads. 3. However, Carnehan and Dravot explain that they have signed a contract: neither of them will have anything to do with women or alcohol until they have become kings of Kafiristan. He equates whiteness with honesty, and his belief that the Kafirs are white therefore allows him to trust them. I wasnt any means comfortable, for I knew that dealings with a woman in foreign parts, though you was a crowned King twenty times over, could not but be risky. Maybe well make something out of it yet, when weve got to Bashkai.. Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account. Ossining, NY (914) 373-1XXX phone book listings, including common (914) 373-1XXX phone scams plus local white pages and yellow pages. Education: Repton School, Yorkshire. The fact that even substandard versions of British rifles are a miracle to the Kafirs shows that they are technologically less advanced than Europeans. 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