ENG101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Critical Race Theory, Old Dutch, White Privilege
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Racism is not an exception to the rule. It is embedded in the society in very fundamental way. Pay difference: between white workers and colored ones . White european culture founded as superior to other culture or asian culture. Carter writes the story in 1974 based on her travel journey through japan. A long tradition of white privilege who uses asia to see different identity of themselves. They use oriental idea to promote post modern. Language is only a sound because she doesn"t understand japanese. When you don"t understand the language then it is only a sound. The african mask is ripped off from his traditional values and becomes a symbol of something different. You view everything from the surface if you don"t have the knowledge of the tradition. The image of stereotypical japanese tourist: being cheerful with cameras. The problematic nature of this nature: red veil becomes an object. Ofred represented by atwood as stand-in for muslim women.
