Imperialism is founded on the acts of oppression and exploitation that are carried through, in Kincaid’s text it is evident that the government has been portrayed as the same kind of evil as the European colonizers. In Kincaid’s travelogue, she has expertly weaved how international facets of colonialism are still prevalent to Antigua’s current situation, it is even ironic how she has situated this ‘small place’ as being so in touch with all these notions of globalization because of tourism. From the white tourists, to the Japanese cars and the French pastries – all endorsed by the government. In this case, the government is seen as the extension of European imperialism, different skin color but same atrocities. The landscape does the job of locating the root of these issues by starkly portraying neglect in human necessities and the opulence in
Imperialism is founded on the acts of oppression and exploitation that are carried through, in Kincaid’s text it is evident that the government has been portrayed as the same kind of evil as the European colonizers. In Kincaid’s travelogue, she has expertly weaved how international facets of colonialism are still prevalent to Antigua’s current situation, it is even ironic how she has situated this ‘small place’ as being so in touch with all these notions of globalization because of tourism. From the white tourists, to the Japanese cars and the French pastries – all endorsed by the government. In this case, the government is seen as the extension of European imperialism, different skin color but same atrocities. The landscape does the job of locating the root of these issues by starkly portraying neglect in human necessities and the opulence in