Fear of the Colonized Other in Richard Marsh's The Beetle

<p>This thesis argues Richard Marsh’s Victorian novel The Beetle offers a critique of British colonial practices through the reverse colonization experiences had by British characters in the novel. Intrusive, exploitative actions perpetrated by the British subjects in the novel invite reciprocal mental and physical invasions from the female colonized subject. These encounters serve as metaphors for British imperialism, and the fear and loathing for the colonized subject felt by the British characters reveals anxiety felt by Victorian England regarding colonial subjects. The monstrous acts of the colonized subject mirror the exploitation of British imperialism, which ultimately critiques the practice.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Dove, Kelsie Leigh

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alexandra Valint
• Allison Abra
• Ellen Weinauer

• The Beetle
• colonized other
• sexual exploitation

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/50

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1039