Post Colonial Novels & Stories

the professor said, tapping the board immediately he walked away, “What’s the core principle behind the postcolonial narrative structure we discussed last week?” I took a breath. Sharp, controlled while other students were mocking me already.. “I doubt she knows it.” Elena said and the other kids laughed louder. “Silent.” Mr Hardin commanded, which made the class a little less noisy. “It’s the deconstruction of dominant ideologies through the lens of cultural reclamation and identity resistance,” I answered, voice steady as I stared dead into his eyes. And immediately there was silence then some clapped. The professor raised his brow, nodding slowly. “Well, at least someone’s still got a fun

In all honesty, I kept looking for signs in his words or body language that would give off signs of him being a low key bad person but I could find none. He was genuine and cute. "Today, we'll be discussing the nuances of the postcolonial theory in archeology," Tristan began and wrote the words subaltern, hegemony and cultural hybridity, "These concepts are important understanding how colonialism shaped the material culture and social structures of ancient socities" My eyes followed him as he moved about the class. Somehow, I could not hear the words that he said. All my brain could focus on was the shape of his lips, how his hands grabbed on the marker, how the look in his eyes intensified

However, no one could hear my voice, and I was powerless to stop the violence. I had worked part-time at this motel after school, earning a few cents for cleaning sheets or scrubbing toilets. The important part, though, was Reggy had told me more than once that I resembled his late daughter. "I'll kill anyone who hurts you," he had said to me before. I believed Reggy was a man of his word. Once, a drug addict grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Without hesitation, Reggy shot the man in the wrist. It was then that I learned about Reggy's past. He'd once been involved in the underworld. But after his wife and daughter were killed in a revenge attack, he decided to quit his former life. He bought a