Colonialism took many different forms throughout history; political, economic, social and cultural. Literature itself can serve colonial objectives through the use of a colonial language that describes the Non-western countries as inferior, uneducated, uncultured and uncivilized. This type of colonial discourse mainly serve the colonial powers who give false image about the other in order to emphasize their superiority and to defend the real intentions behind colonizing other countries such as claiming that other countries are incapable of using their resources in order to exploit it for their own benefits. In his book, The Rhetoric of Empire, David Spurr explains the methods used by travel westerners that depict the non-western
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The book depicts the Moroccan society, tradition, architecture, women, and lifestyle, in a way that degrades the Moroccan people and praises the French administration. Wharton was a committed supporter of French imperialism, describing herself as an imperialist. …show more content…
Although Wharton’s trip lasted only for one month, she gives detailed descriptions of the landscape, cities of Rabat, Fes, Marrakesh, Moulay Idriss and Meknes and provides a description of the Moroccan people, their history, folkways, and architecture. She criticizes the ceremonies and harems she has attended from her own perspective as a western lady that expresses her dislike of the Moroccan traditions and habits and she describes them as male tyranny and female enslavement. Her views reflect her position that stands for the French colonial era. As a guest of General Hubert Lyautey, her trip was accredited by the colonial government of France being a supporter of the French colonialism. Thus, her perspectives and suppositions are derived from a European colonial attitude which is evident through the reading of her book that involves forms of colonization together with stereotypical representations. For this reason, the predominant colonial framework of the book should not be neglected as it contributes to Wharton’s perspectives about the people, the women and the country as a whole
The book depicts the Moroccan society, tradition, architecture, women, and lifestyle, in a way that degrades the Moroccan people and praises the French administration. Wharton was a committed supporter of French imperialism, describing herself as an imperialist. …show more content…
Although Wharton’s trip lasted only for one month, she gives detailed descriptions of the landscape, cities of Rabat, Fes, Marrakesh, Moulay Idriss and Meknes and provides a description of the Moroccan people, their history, folkways, and architecture. She criticizes the ceremonies and harems she has attended from her own perspective as a western lady that expresses her dislike of the Moroccan traditions and habits and she describes them as male tyranny and female enslavement. Her views reflect her position that stands for the French colonial era. As a guest of General Hubert Lyautey, her trip was accredited by the colonial government of France being a supporter of the French colonialism. Thus, her perspectives and suppositions are derived from a European colonial attitude which is evident through the reading of her book that involves forms of colonization together with stereotypical representations. For this reason, the predominant colonial framework of the book should not be neglected as it contributes to Wharton’s perspectives about the people, the women and the country as a whole