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Topic 3 in 21st Century Literature

The document summarizes the origins and spread of civilization in East Asia. It discusses how Homo erectus first migrated to East Asia around 2 million years ago. Some of the earliest dynasties, like the Xia and Shang dynasties, emerged in China along the Yellow River Valley. Chinese culture was also influenced by religions like Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Eventually, Chinese culture spread its influence to other parts of East Asia through territories like Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The document also briefly discusses the history of colonialism in Asia and the emergence of postcolonial literature that examines the sociopolitical impacts of colonialism.

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Topic 3 in 21st Century Literature

The document summarizes the origins and spread of civilization in East Asia. It discusses how Homo erectus first migrated to East Asia around 2 million years ago. Some of the earliest dynasties, like the Xia and Shang dynasties, emerged in China along the Yellow River Valley. Chinese culture was also influenced by religions like Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Eventually, Chinese culture spread its influence to other parts of East Asia through territories like Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The document also briefly discusses the history of colonialism in Asia and the emergence of postcolonial literature that examines the sociopolitical impacts of colonialism.

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T3: The Root of East Asia

Introduction:

The Civilization of East Asia


The history behind the East Asia goes back than civilization itself. It is said that the first Homo
Erectus or “upright man” live and in the both East and Southeast Asia almost two million years
ago. Subsequently, fossils of 40 Homo Erectus men, or the Peking Men, were found near
Beijing, China. These Homo Erectus individuals are believed to have lived in China and
Indonesia.

The early Home Erectus were the first ones to migrate to other parts of Asia, and were followed
by herds of animals such as mammoths. They brought with them their own cultures and
practices to different parts of the world. The first dynasties every recorded were in China, in the
first dynasty was called the Xia Dynasty. This was followed by the Shang dynasty of the Yellow
River Valley. It is interesting to note that the Zhou Dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty in
Chinese history. During this dynasty, bronze were was develop into mass production, and
written script became the modern Chinese characters that you are familiar with today.

China’s vast influence also reflects on its religion. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism were all
intertwined with Chinese culture in some way. Confucianism, for one, became state religion
during the Han Dynasty. Eventually, this beliefs, traditions, and practices spilled onto other
countries and territories in East Asia: Hongkong, Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Ryukyu Island
(now known as Okinawa prefectures), Tibet, and Taiwan.

Postcolonial Literature
The extensive history of colonialism in Asia cannot be denied. Almost all Asian countries have
been colonized in some way or another. In response to this long history of colonization in the
aftermath of it, literature has begun to tackle these prevailing issues in society. Literary criticism
has also responded to this, with an intellectual this course called post colonialism or
Postcolonial studies.

What is post colonialism? It is an era or theory that is developed after a certain colony gains
independents from its mother country. Post colonialism looks at these colonial countries and
sees how being colonies has affected their political, economical, and social climate. Aside from
these, how does the postcolonial country respond to the independence it is suddenly given,
how is it still bound to the countries that have colonized it beforehand?
So many literary works have featured characters who struggle with their own identity after
being colonized. How does the character deal with the emotional, economical, and political
effects that the colonizer have brought and left behind?

Post colonialism analyzes these particular texts by reading the text in a specific and critical way.
Post colonialism asks the reader to analyze and expound on the effects of colonization and
imperialisms on the characters. Futhermore, it also seeks to look at way the power of the
colonizers is extended beyond their colonial era and into the future of the colonized country.
Away to counteract how the colonized have had onto their colonizer is through the term
decolonization. Decolonization is the intellectual process of returning to the former
independents that colonies have enjoyed before the colonizers came.

Story summary titled “ Fat By Krys Lee”


Includes the following:

a. Background information of the author


b. Character and its role
c. Setting
d. Theme
e. Plot
f. Symbolism
g. Moral
h. Quote/Punch line on the story

(Note: You can sort from the internet for more understanding, however, please cite all
references you have used).

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