Here Comes the Sun: Deconstructed Student Essays

Liam's Unessay

Countering oppressive colonial ideologies in archipelagic studies is crucial to understanding the truth about those who lived under colonial rule. This theme is presented throughout Nicole Dennis-Benn's novel Here Comes the Sun, where she contests the colonial renderings of island geographies. To accomplish this, the dependency of those on the neocolonialist system that oppresses them is shown, resilience against colonial and neocolonial powers is explored, and traditional viewpoints regarding sexuality are challenged, all of which historical narratives neglect to acknowledge. Striking similarities are present in the themes of other pieces of Black women's archipelagic literature such as Maryse Condé's I Tituba, Erna Brodber's Louisiana, and Gloria Naylor's Mama Day. All four pieces of literature work in conversation with each other to expose the truths of colonialism and neocolonialism, and how those under their systems worked against their oppressors.

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