1. Orientalism and Edward Said
Continuing our focus on the interaction between France and Morocco, we can look at another literary work called, In Morocco, produced by French woman Edith Wharton who visited Morocco during the time of the French Protectorate. Continuing the cycle of Western-constructed realities of The Orient, Wharton really looked negatively upon Morocco and was punitively critical of the barren landscapes, the native infrastructure, people, and ˜their lack of motivation'. However, more in-tune with the time period of the French Protectorate, Wharton praised the French influence that she had fou...
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