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Fictional writing can have a huge influence on a human, especially culturally and politically, and it is important to use this influence to preserve endangered cultures.

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All cultures should be represented in media and entertainment, more specifically texts written in their own language by their own people which incorporate elements from their own culture, as when this is not done culture is lost and can be overlooked and overshadowed by other, and sometimes larger cultures.

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Representation of Caribbean people and culture in literature can help them gain a sense of self and have pride in their heritage, which can help them better their community by embracing their own identities

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Foreign literature was weaponized against the Caribbean people by colonizers to mitigate their cultural sovereignty. Native fiction can be used to counter these effects, empower the Caribbean people, and expand their views within their own environment (complete picture).

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Hodge's main idea is that the power of fiction lays in the hands of the author and can be used to tell a more complete story about the many cultures of the world.

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Hodge emphasizes that through art and entertainment, the portrayal of indigenous culture is portrayed strongly. She brings out the fact that Caribbean fiction can help strengthen their self image and resistance to foreign domination.

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Story telling from people in power will create a story with surface level information while with fiction writing it will show things that aren't published to the world and show deeper meaning of one's culture.