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“Colonialism generally means the establishment of a colony is one territory by a political power from another territory. Moreover, it occurs when a nation takes control of other nation outside of its borders by turning this nation into a colony” (Lears 10). Post-colonialism approach is a reaction to the cultural legacy of colonialism. Moreover, postcolonial can be defined as studies a scholastic teach that clarifies and analyzes to social legacy of colonialism it also examines the outcome of colonial rule on the cultural aspects of the colony and treatment of woman, Language and literature.as well as, “Postcolonialism in literature it focus on the emergent nature of work from postcolonized societies and alteration. It also avoided problems with the term ‘Commonwealth’, which had been criticized as glossing historical power inequalities between colonizers and the colonized” (Ashcroft, Griffiths and Tiffin 150). Judith Thompson born 1954 is Canadian playwright who wrote a few plays like “perfect pie” and “pink” also movies such as “I am yours”. “Pink” is a play reflect the relationship between 10 years old white girl
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Moreover, means the treatment between the colonizer and the colonized. Postcolonial characteristics Apartheid and neo-colonialism are represented in Thompson’s play “pink”. The first characteristic is Apartheid that cleared when the playwright mentioned the separation places between the black people and the white people that reflect a different treatment between the two communities.as well as, they do not have the same human rights. On other hands, the second characteristic is Neo-colonialism that reflected by the strict laws imposed on blacks that cannot be disobeyed. Neo-colonialism also represented in the belief of white people that they are more powerful, stronger and better than the black

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