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  • Essay / Colonialism in From Unincorporated Territory by Craig Santos Perez...

    The book “From Unincorporated Territory” [Saina], by Craig Santos Perez, is an interesting story because it shows how colonialism is the destruction of culture and of the identity of the author on his native island, Guam. This forced him and the author's family to radically change their lives and migrate from Guam to America in a canoe. After his departure in 1995 and his return in 2008, the author shows the public what has changed because of colonization. My thoughts on colonialism are firm. That I'm confused about this. The reason for my confusion is that I believe it is necessary for a certain purpose that most people cannot see. Although know that it is false; I know this somehow destroys the vast majority of colonized culture, but I can't help but think the author has a message along these lines that most people can't see. After reading the book, what I just admitted seems a bit cold to me, but reading his point of view in this book, it made me realize that I wasn't too wrong to make such a confession. I think the author has a hidden message about this. Once I had the intuition, I wanted to expound this message in my essay. If someone asked me, “After reading the book, why do I think the author and the book are unique?” I would say: the way the author expressed himself in the book is unique. He expressed himself in a way I have never read before in any book using a variety of poetic forms, such as essays, political history, conceptual poems and memoirs to have the voice of the oppressed , due to the consequences he witnessed before. leave and return. He made it clear in this book that he strongly believes that colonialism is also bad, but after reading the book in more detail I still wonder... middle of paper ...... created his own language ? Didn’t he take what he learned from colonialism and convert it into what it is today? I see him as someone who created his own way of doing things. In conclusion, there is no other author like Craig Santos Perez; The author addresses the idea at the end of the book that it is important to embrace hobbies. The importance of historical facts, cultural values ​​and stories of your culture will always be important, but isn't it already in place to eventually fall away and recreate itself? Perez's unique writing and unique culture today is a great example of answering yes to all the questions in this essay. This book made me believe even more how bad colonialism is, but I still stand by my opinion even if it is very two sided. I have to say that Perez redefines the way you might view colonialism is very unique in an author..