The American linguist and critic Mary Louise Pratt defined the ‘contact zone’ as “social spaces where cultures meet...

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Q1. The American linguist and critic Mary Louise Pratt defined the ‘contact zone’ as “social spaces where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power, such as colonialism, slavery, or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today.” In light of the above definition, how is this contact zone represented in Stevenson’s ‘The Beach of Falesá?’ Provide very specific examples from the work to illustrate your discussion.