Cecil Rhodes Term Paper

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document

Total Length: 600 words ( 2 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 0

Page 1 of 2

Cecil Rhodes, official managing director of the Chartered Company and namesake to the nation of Rhodesia was an enigmatic and paradoxical figure, according to his numerous biographers and contemporaries. His legacy in South Africa and throughout the entire continent is undeniable, especially given that a country was named after him. Rhodes helped to economically and politically develop Africa and also to ensure British dominance over European rivals. It was precisely because of his role in South African economic and political policy, Rhodes left much blood and destruction in his wake. However, biographers try to create a portrait of Cecil Rhodes that is multidimensional and complex, a portrait that illustrates his personal as well as his public life. In fact, because Rhodes was not a politician or orator, historians find essential information about this life through such character sketches as those presented by Rhodes' contemporaries like Sidney Low.

Sidney Low conducted frequent interviews with Rhodes and could therefore relay a comprehensive picture of the man in the essay "Contemporary Recollections.

Stuck Writing Your "Cecil Rhodes" Term Paper?

View All Our Example Cecil Rhodes Term Paper

Have A Custom Example Essay Written

" Low describes Rhodes' physical features: he was a large man whose body filled the room. His robust physical stature was matched by his charming and gregarious personality. Rhodes did not take to speaking publicly but was reported to have the gift of gab in more private settings. Low notes that Rhodes was "leonine" and "heroic" and had a "restless vivid soul," (197).

Low's reports concur with those of other writers regarding Rhodes' personality and character. For example, Low noted that Rhodes had a nice smile and a "feminine sweetness that was irresistible," (197). Low's subtle implication that Rhodes was gay was confirmed by other writers like Stuart Cloete and Robert Rotberg, both of who noticed that Rhodes had no affairs with women and who was all but overtly homosexual. Moreover, all….....

Show More ⇣

     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Cecil Rhodes" (2005, October 27) Retrieved May 22, 2025, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/cecil-rhodes-70063

Latest MLA Format (8th edition)

Copy Reference
"Cecil Rhodes" 27 October 2005. Web.22 May. 2025. <
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/cecil-rhodes-70063>

Latest Chicago Format (16th edition)

Copy Reference
"Cecil Rhodes", 27 October 2005, Accessed.22 May. 2025,
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/cecil-rhodes-70063
   

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document
order custom essay example