The following text is about literary criticism.
Postcolonial criticism examines literature in relation to colonialism's lasting effects. It scrutinizes how colonized peoples are represented in texts produced by colonizing cultures and explores how writers from colonized regions respond to, resist, or reimagine colonial narratives. Edward Said's concept of "Orientalism"—the West's construction of an exotic, inferior "East"—remains foundational. But postcolonial critics also examine complexities: hybridity, ambivalence, and how colonized writers adopt and transform colonial languages and forms for their own purposes.
What does postcolonial criticism analyze beyond Western representations of colonized peoples?
Only the economic impacts of colonialism
How colonized writers adapt colonial languages and forms for their own purposes
Historical dates of colonial conquest
Only Said's theory of Orientalism
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. The text notes postcolonial criticism examines "how colonized writers adopt and transform colonial languages and forms for their own purposes."
- Evidence: Hybridity; transformation of colonial forms.
- Reasoning: Beyond representation, response and adaptation are analyzed.
- Conclusion: Writers' creative responses are a key focus.
Choice A is incorrect because literary representation, not economics, is central. Choice C is incorrect because literary criticism, not historical dates, is the field. Choice D is incorrect because "complexities" beyond Said are noted.