This Earth of Mankind

The memoir starts with Orwell describing the tendency of defiance and disobedience that had grown in India since it became a British colony. Indeed, “the anti European feeling was very bitter” (256) among the native population. Orwell who was on the frontline of this crisis could testify about how “the young Buddhist priests who had nothing to do but jeer at Europeans” (256) were causing him trouble. However, as surprising as it is, Orwell himself is opposed to Imperialism. He thinks that for Imperialism to sustain, there is a “dirty job” of mistreating and terrorizing the natives on an everyday basis that policemen like him were responsible of. Imperialism seeks for imposing its conformity to the Indian population by gaining their compliance.

Colonialism is the action of taking away a country’s people, political and economical power. In Jamaica Kincaid’s essay “On Seeing England for the First Time”, she uses numbers of rhetorical strategies to show her bitterness towards England, whose oppressive, pervasive influence took over her country’s identity, culture, and minds of nature. Kincaid uses repetition, symbols, and her tone to convey her attitude towards England.

The reader gets a rare and exotic understanding of a totally foreign and ancient culture experiencing the growing pains of colonial expansion during the British domination

It was a system of segregation put in place by the National Party, which governed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. Under this system there was an extended period of gruesome violence against individuals of colored skin in South Africa. Black citizens began to resist this prejudice though and also used violence against the enforcers of Apartheid. Many thousands of individuals applied for the amnesty program and a couple thousand testified through the course of 2 years. “The reactions of white South Africans to the revelations of the Truth Commission can be divided into two main groups… There are those who refuse point-blank to take any responsibility and are always advancing reasons why the commission should be rejected and regarded as a costly waste of money. And then there are those who feel deeply involved and moved, but also powerless to deal with the enormity of the situation” (Krog 221). A lot of Afrikaners felt a sense of guilt for the behavior they allowed to happen from their race towards another. Krog was one of these Afrikaners. Although blood was not shed on Krog’s hands directly, she took on the shame of her race. People often associate their behavior and actions from the groups they belong to. Race, ethnicity and political groups, is an example of this. Often times individuals feel proud to be a member of their group and it becomes an important part of how they view themselves and their identity.

Thesis: Jonathan Swift 's Modest Proposal is the most effective in conveying its proposal against Imperialism as a universal theme.

At the time that I am writing you this letter, horrendous things are happening to the black community, these things got me thinking about you and your future. Just like the novel Between The World and Me, Coates wrote a letter to his son and the world to enlighten them about the life in America and America true history. “I write to you in your fifteenth year. I am writing you because this was the year you saw Eric Gardner chocked to death for selling cigarettes, because you know that Renisha McBride was shot for seeking help, that john Crawford was shot down for browsing in a department store. And you have seen men in uniform drive by and murder Tamir Rice, a twelve year old child whom they were oath-bound to protect. And you have seen men in the same uniform pummel Marlene Pinnock, someone grandmother, on the side of the road. And you know now, if you did not before, that the police departments of your country have been endowed with authority to destroy your body”. (Coates 9), the author just explained to his son, how horrible life is for a black person living in America. He listed all these incidents that happened in the last two years and none of these people family got the justice that they deserve. I really don’t, maybe staying in Haiti would have been safer for you. In Haiti everyone is the same race, I am not going to get pulled over in Haiti because another black thinks that because I am black, I must be a criminal or doing something wrong. Therefore in Haiti you

Abdullahi Isse Colonial Literature Colonial literature in America is directly connected post enlightenment era political thought and nationalist fervor among the colonies. One of the various fathers of the American enlightenment movement, Henry Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” embodies the themes of colonial literature. I’m also well versed with Thoreau’s work, so this analysis is truly a joy to me. Henry David Thoreau argues and explains his notion of civil disobedience; in the mid nineteenth century as the United States expands and goes into furthering conflict; Thoreau criticizes government and the contradictions of the social contract; he values and advocates political involvement (also an enlightenment

Postcolonial critiques of literary works are often accomplished by reading and interpreting the work with a specific theme in mind or a ‘lens’. By allowing oneself to use a ‘lens’ when reading specific works, it allows the reader to interpret the effects of the themes and the changes throughout the writings. The goal of the critical lens is to seek to understand the behavior of characters or the society ("Post Colonialism," 2016). A few of the most popular themes used to view literary works are identity, oppression and power; applying this ‘lens’ can give the reader a different perspective and experience while reading the writings.

The Wretched of the Earth is a fantastic book about the colonization in Algeria and Africa in general, the process of decolonization, and some of the psychological effects it has on its victims. This book has its good attributes and then it has some very interesting attributes that will be discussed in this paper, section by section. It was a very enjoyable book that made me think about colonization and decolonization in a very different light.

Undoubtedly, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and—to his amazement—give him

Many authors’ viewpoints have been observed so far, ranging from Plato’s Republic written centuries before the common era, to Ta Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me. Though these books span millennia and hemispheres, they all display what is important to their authors, and from this information we can try to extrapolate their political viewpoints, especially where it falls in the lunacy of the 2016 election. The authors Plato, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Karl Marx had perhaps the most politically-charged books, and some have viewpoints very similar to the viewpoints of Bernie Sanders, having the most “far left” viewpoint, Hillary Clinton with a moderate left viewpoint, and Donald Trump, whose viewpoint ranges from extreme right to moderate, depending on the point in the election. Through its authoritarian and conservative government, it is clear that The Republic bears a shocking similarity to Donald Trump’s policies, while both the overthrow of the bourgeoisie in The Communist Manifesto and the correction for the plunder of the black body in Between the World and Me agree with the viewpoints of Bernie Sanders.

(Khan) But the fact that the world believes is that Dutch are white, based on Khan’s race people never believed in her nationality stating that you cannot be Dutch. Therefore, Khan used emotional appeal to show a remorse for the racial minorities showing that “the minorities can die from lack of money for medicines while we vacation in proximity”. (Khan) Khan used this statement for the devalued people of the society who were forced to give away their land to the wealthy for their use. (Khan)

The effect of colonization is one where states facilitate the development of ‘race’ through categorization, with the act of racism then following as a consequence; as demonstrated in the various examples mentioned. This point, alongside the notion that states have the capability of using psychological, political and social powers to create racial ‘norms’, indicate that there is a negative relationship present; where the ‘losers’ will continue to be the dominated race. However, it must be considered that the breakthroughs accomplished by the theoretical perspectives mentioned above has led to the issue of racism becoming an objective that states aim to address; meaning that there is a potential for the relationship to become more equalised in the

In “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid, Kincaid explicitly describes the effects and consequences that imperialism had on Antigua, while implicitly condemning imperialism for the effects and consequences indigenous people endured through allegory. Examining the results of imperialism in a cultural aspect provides a deeper connection for the audience to fathom the struggle people of Antigua experienced. Kincaid illustrates herself as the main protagonist who directly speaks to the audience as if they are the ignorant tourist. Through the utilization of the second person perspective, she immerses the reader emotionally, which through the experience proves to be more captivating.

Invoking a notable earmark of postcolonialism moving in concordance with the concept of capitalism, the mission of civilization as undertaken by the father of Popoy possesses a myopic view as it can lead to fragmentation, resistance, and degeneration of spirit as affirmed by the actions and character of Popoy.