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The Man Who Would Be King Author: Rudyard Kipling Year Published: 1888 Genre: novella Pages: 1-13

Setting: Include two or more sentences from the text in support of the locations.

“Upon the road to Mhow from Ajmir.”

Biographical details of Author:

Connections with author's biography and characters or setting: Explain the connection of setting examples to the characters. Explain your response to the setting examples. The story takes place in a city call Mhow, which is located in India. The setting seems as if it’s in an impoverished section of a predominately rich area.

Explain the connection of time Explain your response to the Include two or more sentences from the text in support of the time period examples to the time period examples. period. characters. The story can be placed The story takes place in the somewhere in the 1850’s. past because there is barely “The beginning of everything was in technology and the only a railway train” transportation method is a train.

Characters: Include two sentences from the text to describe each main character: Daniel Dravot- “… and the less said about our professions the better, for we have been most things in our time. Soldier, sailor, compositor, photographer, proofreader, street preacher, and correspondents of the Explain how the quotes help Backwoodsman when we thought define the characters. the paper wanted one.” 1. He is adventurous.

Peachy Carhehan- “I have still to be brother to a prince though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable king and was promised the reversion of a kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete. But today, I greatly fear that my king is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt for it myself.”

Narrator (Kipling)- “” Can’t you make it eight? said he. “Mine is rather urgent business.” “I can send your telegram within ten days if that will serve you,” I said.”

Explain your reaction to the characters.

1.He likes to live in the moment and doesn’t mind a change in occupation.

2. It is clear that nothing will stand in his path to the throne.

2. His profound determination could lead to his untimely demise if he’s not careful.

3. He seems to be a selfless individual.

3. He seems kind and outgoing, but this can be both a blessing and a curse.

Memorable and Important quotes: Include at least three specific quotes from the text that caught your attention or made you curious.

Paraphrase of the quote:

Why do you think it is

1. “It was in that season, and a memorable or important? remarkably evil season, that the paper began running the 1. It speaks volumes about the last issue of the week on 1. The paper went out of business. country’s economy if the most Saturday night, which is to popular paper is going out of say Sunday morning, after the business. custom of a London paper.” 2. The “red man” exclaims that if 2. “Now that’s just like his somebody was supposed to give 2. It makes the “red man” seem impudence. Did he say that the man something before, they like a selfish individual. left then he will no doing it for I was to give you 3. This quote tackles the common him. anything? —’Cause I society and their flaws. won’t.” 3. If they were anything like the 3. “If India was filled with other men in the area, then the men like you and me, not country would be in turmoil.

knowing more than the crows where they’d get their next day’s rations, it isn’t seventy millions of revenue the land would be paying—it’s seven hundred million,” said he: and as I looked at his mouth and chin I was disposed to agree with him.”

Reflection Questions 1. How do Carnehan and Dravot’s first encounters with Kipling (the character) compare to their visit to Kipling’s newspaper office together? What do you learn about Carnehan and Dravot through their actions?

A man approaches Kipling on the train and asks him to drop off a message. Both the message sender and message receiver were strangers to Kipling.

2. What is revealed about the character of the narrator through his detailed description of his job as a journalist? What type of man does he seem to be? He is a somewhat wealthy man, but he does not let his wealth speak for him. He seems to be a kind and grateful man.

3. What details from your reading help explain why Carnehan and Dravot would want to travel to the wilderness of Kafiristan? Do you think their reasons are valid? They think they are too high maintenance for India. I do think this reason is valid....