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On the verge of World War I, author Rudyard Kipling's son, John, like his father before him, wanted to fight for his country. But when John's military application was threatened, Rudyard took matters into his own hands, applying all his influence to allow his son to fight in the Great War. And the teenager who had lived his life in comfort and whose greatest concern had been pleasing his father now faced a much greater challenge—staying alive in his first battle.
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Shawn Jones
reviewed Kipling's Choice on January 16, 2008
Kipling's Choice
Review: Gr. 7-12
It is 1915 and Rudyard Kipling has high hopes for his seventeen-year-old son, John. Since Kipling could never defend his country in uniform due to poor eyesight, his son certainly will. Unfortunately, John suffers from a similar condition, but Kipling nonetheless uses his influence to get him assigned to the Irish Guards. The story opens in the present tense at the Front in northern France and Lieutenant Kipling is seeing combat for the first time. He is an optimistic and selfless officer, despite his wealth and privileged upbringing. The story on the battlefield is periodically interrupted by flashbacks of John's experience growing up, which break up what would be a fast-paced story nicely and provide a nice dichotomy of life leading up to the war and life in the thick of it. They also serve the clear purpose of demonstrating the misconceptions of war at that time; that fighting is glorious and preserves the dominant race (the English). John soon becomes fatally wounded and his narrative becomes increasingly incoherent as his life slowly slips away as he lies on the chalky French soil. At this point, Rudyard Kipling's guilt becomes real and he searches for his son, blaming himself for sending his young son to fight a war about which he knew little. Some descriptions of injuries and artillery fire are graphic. Kipling's Choice is a powerful, though grim war story that conveys the realization of the consequences of the First World War without being too preachy or bleeding-heart-esque. This fictional account of John Kipling's fate during WWI also reflects Rudyard Kipling's eventual disillusionment with imperialism.
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