Postcolonial Reading Strategy

Conduct a postcolonial analysis of [LITERARY_WORK] within [COLONIAL_CONTEXT]:

Colonial Discourse Analysis:
Representation of colonized peoples and cultures
Imperial ideology and justification narratives
Othering strategies and stereotyping patterns
Language, education, and cultural domination

Power Structure Examination:
Economic exploitation and resource extraction
Political control and administrative systems
Social hierarchy and racial classification
Religious and cultural conversion efforts

Resistance and Agency:
Forms of resistance and counter-narrative
Cultural preservation and adaptation strategies
Language reclamation and linguistic choices
Identity negotiation and hybrid formations

Textual Politics:
Whose story is told and how
Narrative authority and perspective
Silenced voices and marginalized experiences
Reader positioning and identification

Contemporary Relevance:
Ongoing effects of colonial history
Neocolonialism and global power structures
Cultural appropriation and representation ethics
Decolonization movements and initiatives

Develop an analysis that demonstrates understanding of postcolonial theory while respecting cultural complexity and avoiding essentialization.