Look closely at the following Look closely at the following fourfour slides. slides. Do the following for each slide:Do the following for each slide:1. Write down one important details.1. Write down one important details.2. Write down one inference. (What do 2. Write down one inference. (What do you think is happening?)you think is happening?)3. Write down one question you have 3. Write down one question you have about the slide.about the slide.

The White Man’s BurdenThe White Man’s Burden

Now continue to view the Power Point, Now continue to view the Power Point, answering the questions as you go. You answering the questions as you go. You may have to research them. may have to research them.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

wrote Heart of Darkness

in 1899

What is Imperialism?What is Imperialism?What is the “White What is the “White

Man’s Burden?Man’s Burden?

The White Man’s BurdenRudyard Kipling

Take up the White Man's burden--Send forth the best ye breed--Go bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives' need;To wait in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild--Your new-caught, sullen peoples,Half-devil and half-child.

Take up the White Man's burden--In patience to abide,To veil the threat of terrorAnd check the show of pride;By open speech and simple,An hundred times made plainTo seek another's profit,And work another's gain.

Take up the White Man's burden--The savage wars of peace--Fill full the mouth of FamineAnd bid the sickness cease;And when your goal is nearestThe end for others sought,Watch sloth and heathen FollyBring all your hopes to nought.

Take up the White Man's burden--No tawdry rule of kings,But toil of serf and sweeper--The tale of common things.The ports ye shall not enter,The roads ye shall not tread,Go mark them with your living,And mark them with your dead.

Take up the White Man's burden--And reap his old reward:The blame of those ye better,The hate of those ye guard--The cry of hosts ye humour(Ah, slowly!) toward the light:--"Why brought he us from bondage,Our loved Egyptian night?"

Take up the White Man's burden--Ye dare not stoop to less--Nor call too loud on FreedomTo cloke your weariness;By all ye cry or whisper,By all ye leave or do,The silent, sullen peoplesShall weigh your gods and you.

Take up the White Man's burden--Have done with childish days--The lightly profered laurel, The easy, ungrudged praise.Comes now, to search your manhoodThrough all the thankless yearsCold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,The judgment of your peers!

Who is King Leopold II of Belgium?

Belgian Congo

The Sacred Mission of The Sacred Mission of Civilization Civilization King Leopold IIKing Leopold II

Our refined society attaches to human Our refined society attaches to human life a value unknown to barbarous life a value unknown to barbarous communities. When our directing will communities. When our directing will is implanted among them its aim is to is implanted among them its aim is to triumph over obstacles . . . But if, in triumph over obstacles . . . But if, in view of this desirable spread of view of this desirable spread of civilization, we count upon the means civilization, we count upon the means of action which confer upon us of action which confer upon us dominion . . . It is not less true that dominion . . . It is not less true that our ultimate end is a work of peace.our ultimate end is a work of peace.

This political This political cartooncartoon

shows King shows King Leopold.Leopold.

What is it What is it mocking?mocking?

His Brother’s KeeperHis Brother’s KeeperRichard Harding DavisRichard Harding Davis

The soldiers, to show that they did not The soldiers, to show that they did not expend the cartridges extravagantly . . . for expend the cartridges extravagantly . . . for each cartridge brought in a human hand, the each cartridge brought in a human hand, the hand of a man, woman, or child. These hand of a man, woman, or child. These hands, drying in the sun, could be seen at the hands, drying in the sun, could be seen at the posts along the river. They are no longer in posts along the river. They are no longer in evidence. Neither is the flower bed . . . which evidence. Neither is the flower bed . . . which was bordered with human skulls. A quaint was bordered with human skulls. A quaint conceit. The man to blame for the atrocities, conceit. The man to blame for the atrocities, for each separate atrocity, is Leopold.for each separate atrocity, is Leopold.

The Congo River

This vessel is similar to the one Marlow piloted up the Congo This vessel is similar to the one Marlow piloted up the Congo River.River.