S/LI/229. What difference does it make to post-colonial readings if the inner identity of the dominated / the 'other' / the powerless is claimed to be a reinterpretable construction of social or cultural power, rather than a natural / biological fact?

The paper examines the symbol of colonised people in the historical context analysing the character of Caliban in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and arguing whether his identity as a savage was a social construction.