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Subsections of Political Post Colonial Literature:, Created by Anonymous,…

- - - - Subcategory c1: Witness Testimony
    - - The works "Zong!" "The Act of Killing," and "The Wretched of the Earth" act as a bridge relating the harsh realities of colonial oppression, depicting violence uniquely, but authentically. These works offer an explanation of how vioence is enacted, carried out, and its results.
  - - - "Our Sister Killjoy," "Men in the Sun," "Peshawar Express," and "The First Party" demonstrate postcolonial displacement, illustrating how internal narratives reflect the Western ideals to which they have been exposed. Each story included in this subcategory
- - - - "A Horse and Two Goats," "Death and the King's Horsemen," " The First Party," and "My Sister Killjoy" all represent how colonizers misunderstand and fail to appreciate native cultures. The challenges that occur in these narratives is based on stereotypical mistakes and assumptions, with one side categorizing the other improperly.
- - - - Edward Said's "Orientalism" offers a critique of the West's representation of the East, and a political theory that aids in deconstructing Western influence. The Bandung Conference is Said's ideology in the form of speeches and political representation. The speeches given at this conference take the ideas from Said's work, as well as the work of the authors of "Lotus," working to create a unified voice that works against the historical impacts of colonization.