The Man Who Would Be King
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Themes
All Themes Morality and Colonialism Ambition and Hubris Civilization and the Colonized Race and Racism Women and Misogyny
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All Characters The Narrator Peachey Carnehan Daniel Dravot Billy Fish
Terms
All Terms Loafer Masons Kafiristan
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All Symbols Contract Martini-Henry Rifles Golden Crown
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Dialect Foil Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Irony Mood Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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by Rudyard Kipling
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