{"id":90,"date":"2018-10-25T19:14:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/eng333-draft\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2018-12-09T04:01:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T04:01:13","slug":"application-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/edmondsengl333\/application-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Colonial Application"},"content":{"rendered":"

When using the post colonial perspective to analyze \u00a0Langston Hughes\u2019s \u201cTheme in English B\u201d one can see how the text itself reinforces ideologies concerning racial superiority brought on by the oppression of \u00a0African Americans through colonization.\u00a0<\/span>Through postcolonial criticism we can see that the text itself indirectly acknowledges the ideologies concerning white superiority it leaves the audience to continue to put together the rest of his message.\u00a0 The narrator understands that there is racial division within the country but he is also aware that he shares a plethora of similarities with other races. This allows him to further understand that although society adheres to the racial ideologies within this world at the end of the day no matter what race you are we are all human and American and can and should help one another. As the text states best, at the end of the day <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes perhaps you don\u2019t want to be a part of me. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Nor do I often want to be a part of you.<\/span>
\n<\/span>But we are, that\u2019s true! <\/span>
\n<\/span>As I learn from you, <\/span>
\n<\/span>I guess you learn from me\u2014 <\/span>
\n<\/span>although you\u2019re older\u2014and white\u2014 <\/span>
\n<\/span>and somewhat more free.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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