Class, Colour and culture in the Caribbean Essay by Top Papers

The most striking aspect of the Caribbean identity today is the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity of this region, particularly in relation to its size. Colonization, slavery and resistance, in some form (as well as the legacies of these) are all elements of history that the countries of the Caribbean share, although their experiences have been far from identical. In the recent part this diversity and separation has given rise to synthesis, or merger of African, European and East Indian cultures, the blending of different cultural elements to form a new, distinct form, a Caribbean culture in its own tight. This paper will examine the relationship between class, colour and culture in the Caribbean society, on the past as well as in the present.