Achieving freedom from colonization resulted in new forms of dependency as the system of colonization was set on lasting subjection. Bill Ashcroft et al indicate that “all post-colonial societies are still subject in one way or another to overt or subtle forms of neo-colonial domination, and independence hasn’t solved this problem” (Ashcroft, 1). In neo-colonial system, the states seem to have formal independence and reserve the right of having control over their dealings but at the same time they “become the victims of an indirect and subtle form of domination by political, economic, social, military or technical” (Nkrumah, 7). To Johan Galtung one of the most significant strategies of neo-colonial system is:
“To make sure that the dominated …show more content…
Later in the book, the story of Little Bee reveals that the cause of the “conflict” that makes her leave Nigeria and seek asylum is oil in Nigerian delta. Though the reader is never informed about specific name of the actors that cause the oil conflict in Nigeria, as they are called “the men” throughout the book, it is not so hard to guess that British occupation of Nigeria is the point. So the above mentioned ironic preface reminds that it is the colonial policy of Britain that forces Little Bee to flee her country and seek asylum. The bad conditions in the detention center in England that Little Bee ends of for two years unfolds the fact that England lies behind the vicious circle Little Bee involved in. Particularly, the book addresses the results of the colonial policy of England that still exist in the form of its immigrant policy. Considered in broader sense, however, the consequences of exploitation and the troubles that immigrants come across are similar. The tragic stories of other asylum seekers in detention center together with Little Bee confirm this
“To make sure that the dominated …show more content…
Later in the book, the story of Little Bee reveals that the cause of the “conflict” that makes her leave Nigeria and seek asylum is oil in Nigerian delta. Though the reader is never informed about specific name of the actors that cause the oil conflict in Nigeria, as they are called “the men” throughout the book, it is not so hard to guess that British occupation of Nigeria is the point. So the above mentioned ironic preface reminds that it is the colonial policy of Britain that forces Little Bee to flee her country and seek asylum. The bad conditions in the detention center in England that Little Bee ends of for two years unfolds the fact that England lies behind the vicious circle Little Bee involved in. Particularly, the book addresses the results of the colonial policy of England that still exist in the form of its immigrant policy. Considered in broader sense, however, the consequences of exploitation and the troubles that immigrants come across are similar. The tragic stories of other asylum seekers in detention center together with Little Bee confirm this