A Lost Lady: A Narrative of Manifest Destiny and Neocolonialism
A Lost Lady: A Narrative of Manifest Destiny and Neocolonialism
Author(s): Ammar AqeeliSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Political history, Social history, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Computational linguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Higher Education , Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Colonialism; Imperialism; Manifest Destiny; Neocolonialism; Postcolonialism
Summary/Abstract: The greatly examined story of A Lost Lady usually depicts Mrs. Forrester’s success in meeting and adapting to the challenges of a changing world, a world characterized by materialism and self-fulfilment. However, the overlooked story, one far more disturbing than the privileged story in the text, is the narrative of oppressed groups of people of other races and the lower class. Drawing on some aspects of postcolonial theory, this paper explores Willa Cather’s own reactions to real changes in her society, to the waning power of imperialism, and of her nostalgic longing for the western prairies of her youth, without showing any sympathy for the dispossessed Native Americans and other oppressed races. It will also disclose the unmistakable colonial overtones, which remarkably resonate with the common discourse of “Manifest Destiny” during the time period of American expansion to the Wild West.
Journal: English Studies at NBU
- Issue Year: 6/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 111-126
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English