1. From the Monster to the Oppres
... united States. Prospero, they argued, urged his disciples to seek art, beauty, virtue and truth, warning them against materialism and utilitarianism: he identified those virtues with Spanish America or the Spanish "race", the vices with North America or the Anglo-Saxon "race". The gentle Ariel was the symbol of Spanish-American civilization at its best while Caliban ... symbol of "apartheid". They were "driven to reluctant subservience, smouldering hatred and fear, and clandestine schemes of revenge". Thus Caliban effectively represented native populations almost everywhere, especially...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate