Question

Which point is Mark Twain making in "To the Person Sitting in Darkness"?

A.) Imperialists have been too slow in taking control of new lands.
B.) Imperialists are doing the important work of civilization.
C.) Imperialists use civilization as an excuse to take advantage of people.
D.) Colonial people are not ready for self-government.

Answer 1

C.) Imperialists use civilization as an excuse to take advantage of people

Answer 2

Answer;
C. Imperialists use civilization as an excuse to take advantage of people.

Explanation;
In his "To the Person Sitting In Darkness" Twain is showing the immoral path America has set itself on by trying to establish an empire similar to those of European governments of the time. He despises the path of brutality and inhumanity that the Americans have set for themselves as their nations policy in dealing with inferior races both in their own country and also China and the Philippines also disparages the role of churches and their missionaries in the spread of the American dream in foreign countries on the pretext of spreading the Christian religion.