Indledning
To lose the trust to your closest relations or culture does not normally release anything good, especially not when you find out that you have been made a fool of and not have been told the truth.
What to do when you stand alone with broken feelings and you feel betrayed? That is exactly what Lispeth faces in Rudyard Kipling’s short story from 1888 with ‘Lispeth’ as title.
This essay will analyze and interpret the short story mainly focusing on the contrasts between cultures, the style of writing and the main character, Lispeth.
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Uddrag
“The Chaplain’s wife was dozing in the drawing-room when Lispeth came in breathing heavily and very exhausted with her burden” (Kipling, 1888, p. 3, l. 13).
Here Lispeth comes home with the Englishman from far away and she has actually made a life-saving action, while the Chaplain’s wife only has been lazed in the meantime.
This gives an impression of the savages being wild and fearless, while the Christians appear calmer and possess a completely different lifestyle. That is a contrast in relation to the behavior of the two different cultures.
The style of writing in this short story is among other things expressed by the use of names. Lispeth is the only character, who is given a name and she is described as a very beautiful girl.
“When a Hill-girl grows lovely, she is worth travelling fifty miles over bad ground to look upon” (Kipling, 1888, p. 2. l. 21).
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