In The Man Who Would Be King both Peachy and Danny are shown to be racist. This is seen in both Hudson's and Kipling's versions of the story. In Kipling's version of the story there are variations in how racism is shown, although Danny and Peachy delve into the reasons why they are not racist. In Hudson's version of the story, the men are much more open about their racist comments than in the book. This may be because the races discussed in the film are different in the book than in the film. In any case, Peachy and Danny are racist towards the natives because they wouldn't try to impose their new beliefs and lifestyle on them if they weren't racist. In Hudson's version of the story, the men are much more open about how they are racist. For example, early in the film, Peachy is subjected to an Indian man who runs into the same wagon as him. The Indian, a very respectful man, is then thrown off the train by Peachy just because he has a different skin color. Also, in the movie Danny and Peachy are much faster ...