The 'Manichean Allegory', as discussed by Abdul JanMohamed, refers to the colonial tendency to see the world in terms of:
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Correct answer: Absolute binary oppositions such as good/evil, white/black, and civilized/savage
JanMohamed argues that colonial discourse is built on a Manichean framework that justifies domination by casting the colonizer as the embodiment of light and virtue, and the colonized as the embodiment of darkness and evil.
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