Imperialists preach values they do not practice
In his "To the Person Sitting In Darkness" Twain is showing the immoral path America has set itself on by trying to establish an empire similar to those of European governments of the time. He despises the path of brutality and inhumanity that the Americans have set for themselves as their nations policy in dealing with inferior races both in their own country (the aboriginal population) but also China and the Philippines also disparages the role of churches and their missionaries in the spread of the American dream in foreign countries on the pretext of spreading the Christian religion. The satire he uses is similar to, but much more overt, than Kipling's "The White Man's Burden"
In his "To the Person Sitting In Darkness" Twain is showing the immoral path America has set itself on by trying to establish an empire similar to those of European governments of the time. He despises the path of brutality and inhumanity that the Americans have set for themselves as their nations policy in dealing with inferior races both in their own country (the aboriginal population) but also China and the Philippines also disparages the role of churches and their missionaries in the spread of the American dream in foreign countries on the pretext of spreading the Christian religion. The satire he uses is similar to, but much more overt, than Kipling's "The White Man's Burden"
that imperialists preach values they don't follow themselves
a satirical artical.
a satirical artical.
In "To the Person Sitting in Darkness," Mark Twain criticizes Western Imperialism and urges people to question their government's actions abroad. He argues that the government's spread of civilization through violence and exploitation is hypocritical and unjust. Twain also highlights the destructive consequences of imperialism on both the colonized people and the moral integrity of the colonizers.
To the Person Sitting in Darkness was created in 1901.
They have been dishonest with the people they colonized—Apex
apex ~ They have been dishonest h the people they colonize
a satirical artical.
a satirical artical.
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Philippines
They have been dishonest with the lands they colonize is the point he is making.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
The Philippines
The game that Mark Twain refers to in "To the Person Sitting in Darkness" is the imperialistic actions of powerful nations like the United States in exploiting and oppressing less powerful nations for their own gain. Twain criticizes this behavior as hypocritical and immoral.