Disgrace and Post-Colonialism

Post colonialism can be described as “a set of theories in philosophy, film, political sciences and literature that deal with the cultural legacy of colonial rule”. The second part of Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, I feel, might show connections of post-colonialism. Coetzee shows the readers that political change does not really get rid of sadness. The second part of the book shows us that South Africa deals with racial separation. We now see a more unhappy picture filled with violence for David and Lucy. Lucy and David are tricked into a scam that is meant for them to get really hurt, or perhaps left for dead. Lucy starts to understand what David doesn’t, which is to live where she lives she must tolerate “brutalization and humiliation” and just to live their lives as is. "Perhaps that is what I must learn to accept," she tells her father. "To start at ground level. With nothing No cards, no weapons, no property, no rights, no dignity like a dog." I can say that this story does deal with post-colonialism because in reality when you clearly, we can clearly see that David and Lucy are white and they are living in a place where they are not the same as others. This may seem to bother others. This incident which happened to Lucy and her father, is a great example of what does happen in countries such as South Africa every day. After reading this book we clearly can see that it does have connections to post-colonialism.