As the Play developes, we see that Shakespear does not sympathize towards Caliban and the natives. Rather, it seems as if he supports more Prospero. This is symbolic of the fact that During this era, there was much expansion into other parts of the world. Prospero represents the people of Europe who were exapanding and "civilizing" other parts of the world, and Caliban represents the natives. One example of how Shakespear supports Prospero, is he shows Caliban's stupidity. Also, Shakespear constantly describes Caliban as being a monster and how hideous he is.
In the article about postcolonialism, Bressler has a similiar thought on natives. He refers to them as savages or subhumans. By describing these people this way he denounces them and implies that they are inferior. In the article, Bressler states that "works of Literature are not merely exist". This is interesting because it implies that a work of literature is not only about the plot of the story being told. It also includes the idea that author that is writing the story is most likley biased and therefore possibly not entirely correct.
The video about the Native Americans is a great example of how we see the bias of a story. It enbles us to see the stereotype that has developed today of the Native Americans being "savages" when in reality, most were peaceful farming people. The film describes how the stereotype wrongly depicts these people and includes the thoughts of several Native American actors/actresses. These people explain that their culture is very different than what the white population believes it to be and shows the stereotype that exists.
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