Here Comes the Sun: Deconstructed Student EssaysMain MenuAFR 283: Islands, Archipelagoes and Black Women's Literature“The islands provide me, from a technical point of view, a microcosm in which can be seen in sharp relief many of the basic problems and conflicts which beset oppressed peoples everywhere.” -Paule Marshall, “Shaping the World of My Art”Critical VocabularyLanding page for Critical Vocab TermsUnessaysThis is the launchpad for deconstructed essaysRandi Gill-Sadler4a914792fbfb2078ef84e08319c412098bd9b469
"it's costing the hotel millions to install breakwaters and settle lawsuits"
12024-05-07T02:21:53+00:00Isa DeGuzman805a886c69a39304788a9525343ec216de489bd513plain2024-05-07T14:13:10+00:00Isa DeGuzman805a886c69a39304788a9525343ec216de489bd5This passage also renders visible the true nature of colonialism by stripping it of its economic excuses. Even though “it’s costing the hotel millions to install breakwaters and settle lawsuits,” the hotel continues its operations. On one level, this excerpt demonstrates Pregnant’s Heidi’s ability to unsettle the dominance of the hotel industry by disturbing profit margins. Yet it also reveals how development is often proposed as an economic investment, this passage demonstrates it also reveals how the true motivating factor behind neocolonialism is control over the Other, be it earth, ocean, or human bodies. Even at the expense of profits, Alphonso continues operations in his obsession with control. The hotel can be interpreted as a geography of denomination which requires breakwaters, clear-cutting, and exploitative labor (Alphonso must “cut back on other expenses – like salaries”). Yet Pregnant Heidi is a more than capable rival.