The Representation of Globalization in Ernest Hemingway’s Indian Camp and James Joyce’s After the Race

Abstract

In literature, globalization is a contentious issue between proponents and opponents. Concerning globalization, this study tends to be more in opposition than in favour. The concept of globalization has been covered extensively in literature, but it has not yet been applied to Ernest Hemingway's Indian Camp and James Joyce's After the Race. Thus, the current paper investigates globalization in Ernest Hemingway's Indian Camp and James Joyce's After the Race in light of Bill Ashcroft's, Gareth Griffith's and Helen Tiffin's book Postcolonial Studies the Key Concepts (2013). The significance of this paper rests in the juxtaposition of these two chosen texts under the overall umbrella of postcolonialism. In addition, it is significant because the concept of globalization is applied to the chosen works for the first time. The study concludes that in both short stories, whether in the Indian Camp or After the Race, globalization is another type of colonialism. In Indian Camp, the native Indians suffered because of the white Americans who controlled almost everything on land to which they did not belong. As for After the Race, Jimmy embodies the Irish ethnicity in the story. Joyce and his insight showed the extent of Britain's control in Ireland to the degree that they were taking over the economy in their interest at the expense of his country.