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Essay / Culture and Imperialism In Nostromo - 1082
Edward W Said, the famous author of Orientalism (1978), now extends his scope, which he admits was limited to the Middle East, in his book “Culture and Imperialism . In the book's introduction, much like the rest of the book, he talks about colonialism and imperialism in the context of Western literature written in the 19th and 20th centuries. Showing the effects of imperialism and colonization, on both the colonizer and the colonized, interpreted through the eyes of writers such as Charles Dickens in Great Expectations and Joseph Conrad in Nostromo (1904). We highlight the United Kingdom and its relationship with the colony of Australia, a classic example of colonialism. On the other hand, Conrad in "Nostromo" reflects on imperialism with the example of Central America which, while being an independent republic, was dominated by external forces due to economic and political interests. By presenting these two examples, Said covers the essence of what the theme of "culture and imperialism" means to him and his point of view, while including two of the greatest examples, in terms of nations and influence on other regions, on the subject. Although the examples may seem few on such a broad subject, they are enough for Edward to prove that much Western literature has drawn its influence from the effects of decolonization as well as imperialism, as well as resistance to both. contains very verbose literary language as a whole, which can make the task difficult for the layman. There are many individual examples that may well relate to culture and imperialism, but are partly irrelevant or confusing. Overall the book feels like a number of lectures stapled together with no progression of ideas, but all...... middle of paper......hence he also enjoyed it. Furthermore, he also suggested taking into account the importance of geography and its political implications as well as cultural ideologies. Additionally, Edward used another powerful figure known as Kim, who was half Irish and half Indian. He did not fully belong to both worlds. Throughout his journey, Kim maintained a sense of continued cultural heterogeneity because he was inclined toward India, but that was not the case. This story unfolds on Kim's personal history and depiction of the establishment of the British Empire in India. Another example cited by Saïd is that of Verdi's Aida. This is an example of cultural imperialism. She was an Ethiopian princess who performed Verdi's opera. This ignores the fact that in many ways Aida was an anti-colonialist. However, it allowed the colonial elites to recreate a European cultural life..