Q When discussing colonialism, most historians focus on its political and economic consequences. This excerpt by Frantz Fanon considers the psychological impact of colonialism. Fanon was a French psychiatrist from the French West Indies whose writings supported the Algerian independence movement. In his book, The Wretched of the Earth (1961), he uses strong language to emphasize the gap between the settlers and the native population. After you read the excerpt from The Wretched of the Earth, please answer the following questions: 1) How does Fanon describe the attitudes of the settlers towards the natives, and the attitudes of the natives towards the settlers and their institutions. 2) What connections are there between the physical and the psychological gaps separating settlers and natives? Is there anything that should be challenged regarding Fanon's assessment? 3) Do you think there is a natural link between nationalism and imperialism? How did industrialization fit in? Please respond to two other student posts. Thanks! 1) How does Fanon describe the attitudes of the settlers towards the natives, and the attitudes of the natives towards the settlers and their institutions? Both the attitudes are in the opposite direction. Policemen talk about in favor of the settlers. The imposition worsens the native’s lives. Settlers’ attitude towards the native people is of pure dominance whereas the natives’ attitude towards the settlers expresses allegiance, intimidation, and in some places revolt. Fanon has illustrated that natives’ expression is more into snatching things from the settlers. Here, the demonic expression is attached to the natives’ lives. 2) What connections are there between the physical and the psychological gaps separating settlers and natives? Is there anything that should be challenged regarding Fanon's assessment?