If you can keep your head when all about you     Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,     But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,     Or being lied about, don’t deal in […]

The poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling relates to the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee in numerous and obvious ways. The line “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,” is in direct correlation with Atticus’ attitude when Maycomb watches in awe at his defense of Tom Robinson. The line “Being […]

The poem by Rudyard Kipling “If” relates to a few characters in the novel of The Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, including; Bob Ewell, Tom Robinson, and Atticus Finch. The book poem starts off as a stabled life when it is not. Tom Robinson is an African- American man who is segregated by the whites […]

In the poem “If” the two significant quotations that relate to my life are “Or,being lied about, don’t deal in lies,Or being hated don’t give way to hating.” It relates to my life because people will always judge you and talk behind your back but, if you stay strong and don’t care what they say, then […]

Rudyard Kipling’s “If” poem, illustrates the concept of developing self-confidence, developing a greater self-control and growing to be more mature. “If” is a piece of literature that dictates, and gives instruction. In this case this poem explains the traits in being a strong leader. Kipling describes these traits in a unique manner. He offers this […]