The Gravity of OrientalismIn Orientalism, Edward Said discusses the innumerable aspects of the term "Orientalism", as well as its roots, the main philosophies and arguments behind it, and the The influence that Orientalism has had on relations between the West and the East. Various reasons, including political, economic, moral and cultural, justify the need for the conquest of the East. Said's concept of orientalism analyzes the concepts that provide the political, economic, and cultural motivations for the imperialist actions of more powerful nations such as the United States and Europe. I think Edward Said's concept of orientalism asks us to reflect on whether or not the global West is driven by selfish ideas that inspire foreign involvement in the affairs of sovereign nations and thus the spread of Western ideologies into independent cultures. Orientalism in Said's reading is primarily about power and knowledge. The Western hegemony implicit in Said reinforces the concept of Orientalism as the West is politically, culturally and economically superior and justifies the incentive it needs to be in control. Said asks us to reflect on whether intervention by force is a higher and more effective way to change a country, or whether there might be more peaceful ways in which the West can help the countries of the East conduct their self-government in ways that I am appropriate to them. I believe that Orientalism is vital not only to our philosophy of the ways in which the West creates representations and images of the East, but also to the way in which the dogma of Orientalism is represented through art and literature at order to represent the idea of ​​inferiority. My thesis is that the concept of Orientalism is a Western misconception… middle of paper… t. Misinformation and prejudice are various results of popular culture's representation of foreign cultures. However, when discussing the origins and impact of Orientalism, the concept continues to be reinforced by the trendy age of technology. Illustration of the East is currently seen on television, in films and on the World Wide Web. These depictions of the East come in many condensed forms and are simpler and more effective than before. The concept of orientalism is a mirror created by Europe that reflects itself. The orientalist described himself as oriental and this helped him to be superior. The portrayal of the East through art and literature reinforces the thinking of Orientalism, and although people in general write their own history, I believe this distorts the facts and results in misconceptions about the East.