"The Wretched of the Earth" Quotes
"The Wretched of the Earth" explores the psychological and social effects of colonization on the colonized people.
nonfiction | 320 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The colonized is elevated above his jungle status in proportion to his adoption of the mother country's cultural standards.
The oppressed will always believe the worst about themselves.
The oppressed will always find a way to imitate the oppressor.
Colonialism is not simply content to impose its rule upon the present and the future of a dominated country.
The colonized world is a world divided in two.
The colonized will always be opposed to the occupation of his country by a foreign power.
The colonized subject is a victim of an administrative division or a racial segregation.
The colonized will never cease to be subjected to the imposition of values alien to his own.
The colonized will always find a way to imitate the oppressor.
