Double Oppression under the Post-colonial Perspective
Abstract
Since Pai Hsien-yung's *Death in Chicago* was published, academic interpretations of the tragic origins of its protagonist Wu Han-hun have predominantly employed a binary opposition framework that fragments the conspiratorial relationship between Eastern and Western modernities, resulting in oversimplified explanations of the causes of death. This paper constructs a theoretical framework of "dual oppression by Eastern and Western modernities," revealing that Wu Han-hun's death is essentially an inevitable outcome of the violent collusion between Eastern and Western modernities within the global capitalist system.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
Literature: history
themes
analysis
Comparative and World Literature
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Scientific Journal Of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 165–169
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026