Colonel Creighton is the first white man Kim met that he could respect. He is wise, educated, experienced, and compassionate. he sees great potential in Kim, and becomes somewhat of a father figure to him. He is the European counterpart of the lama. He recruits Kim to become a member of the secret service, and allows him to rejoin the lama as an undercover spy. .
Kipling's writing style is very descriptive prose. He paints pictures of the setting with dramatic descriptive language. He wants the reader to truly see and feel India. Kipling wants the reader to be so enthralled with India, and so familiar with his love of the land that he can share the taste of Kim's sugar cane and the Lama's snuff ( ClassicNotes ). The dialogue in Kim played great role in the development of the story. He used native vocabulary throughout the story. His constant translation of the vernacular forces the reader to become involved in the dialogue of the book. Another striking characteristic of Kipling's writing style is his usage of exclamation, and the tone of excitement and feeling that they create. They are cries that leap above the surface noise of Indian life and Kipling's high volume prose ( Bloom 109 ). The tone of his story was one of excitement and adventure. Kipling's style of writing allowed the reader to see, feel, and hear rather than just read. His typographical medium captured the sense of adventure and expansiveness that rapid language modification conveys as it assists us in the struggle to assimilate a new experience ( Bloom 110 ). .
To examine the themes in the novel we should approach it as an adventure story probably aimed primarily at adolescent boys, in which Kim is seeking to find his place in the country in which he was born, while at the same time struggling to find, or create, an identity for himself ( ClassicNotes) .
