ENGL 344- Blog #2 Edwards Orientalism definition

Orientalism is very important to our society and our world. It is the idea of coming together and becoming aware of our surroundings. We must be aware of the Eastern part of the world and all it has and will contribute to us. It is interdependent on Orient and Occident because the world is made up of those two unequal halves. The countries of the East and the West should have an awareness of one another's interests. There is a problem when it comes to power. Who has the most? Who has the least? How can one gain power? All of the questions keep us divided. We should be looking past that and gaining awareness of one another and what we can do for each other.