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Richard Marsh Imperialism

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Richard Marsh criticizes the practices of the British soldiers in colonial times, performed [in the East] on the Orientals – especially on the female population. Through exploitation, they physically, verbally and mentally abuse and violate people within their own homes. This is explored throughout the characters’ experiences with the beetle in the form of reverse colonization. The invasion of the beetle mirrors British imperialism. Marsh uses a foreign force to pursue the position of the villain, thus it is easy for the audience to loathe the beetle – since the enemy is already targeted as the Oriental. In fact, throughout the text, the characters in the novel don’t even care to ascribe a specific place of origin to the beetle. The important

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