THE ANALYSIS OF THE LAST WHITE MAN THROUGH CRITICAL RACE THEORY

Abstract

This research paper analyzed the sociological and psychological impacts of racism on the characters Anders and Oona in the novel “The Last White Man”. These characters faced psychological trauma and challenges, which include: Guilt, frustration, terror, grief, and agony. The sociological impacts are a struggle against white supremacy and facing whites in open streets and markets. This work highlighted the burning issue of racial discrimination. This study approach contains data sources: which are books, articles and research papers, documentation technique of collecting data, qualitative technique of analyzing the data: in this technique sentences from the novel are taken and then described and analyzed through the lens of Critical Race Theory in general and through the perspective of Delgado and Stefancic in particular. The two concepts, sociological and psychological, come under the umbrella of Critical Race Theory. Moreover, this research highlighted the continuous importance of this topic and underlined the sympathetic portrayals of Pakistani writers towards African-American communities. Likewise, the history of racism in America is also traced back from the very inception of 1661 to 2022. In the end, this research deepens our understanding of how racism is portrayed in literature and encourages critical debates about its effects on society and the lasting value of these literary pieces. At the end, the current study recommends the romantic aspect of the novel, “The Last White Man,” for future researchers. Moreover, it also recommends superiority and inferiority complexes which are also applicable to this novel.