The article at this link (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2146334/The-Jungle-Book-Britain-nation-passive-racists-says-John-Barnes-blames-classic-authors-bigotry.html) makes some connections between systemic forms of racism and several English authors, Kipling included. Feel free to read the whole article, or scroll to the very bottom and read the two paragraphs about Kipling and his work. What do you think? Based on the poem you have just read and the information in this article, do you see racist tendencies in Kipling's writing?

The key terms that you need to understand the central theme of "The Stranger" were introduced earlier in this lesson. At that time, you learned the denotation, or literal meaning, of each word. Now think about what each word means in the context of the poem. Match each of the terms below to its meaning in Kipling's poem.

stock

repossess

sheaf

the speaker's own race or nationality

re-inspire or call back home

a group of people belonging to one race

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