Elizabeth Nunez writes Bruised Hibiscus (2000) tackling some of the most complex issues of female identity, oppression and the quest for liberation in society postcolonial Caribbean culture centered on men, with strong resonances to The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (1966). Nunez's central characters, Zuela and Rosa Appleton, endure a series of annihilation of their identities and exploitation and oppression at the hands of their husbands. By situating Rosa in a position similar to that of Antoinette Cosway in Wide Sargasso Sea, Nunez creates yet another story of a Caribbean Creole who suffers from denial and becomes a victim of a male-centered society, ending her life in a complete catastrophe and negation without any hope of autonomy and existence. However, Nunez projects a hope of light through Zeula by giving her agency to fight against male oppression and draw a map of a better life for future generations in Caribbean society. Rosa Appleton, daughter of a wealthy white family descended from plantation owners. in Bruised Hibiscus, she becomes a victim of the sexual exploitation and deep-rooted racial prejudices of her husband, Cédric who, on the one hand, considers Rosa responsible for slavery and its impacts on non-white people, of l the other, dreams of climbing. the social ladder by obtaining a colonial education. Cedric places himself in an inferior position as a colonized person and directs his anger at Rosa when he says, “As long as I live, I will never get over your arrogance. I mean the total arrogance of thinking that you can come here and rule us, of thinking that you are superior to us, better than us, and once you get here you don't even open a book. You don't know anything. Nothing” (Nunez 55). The colonial presence did so much to satisfy their hatred of the colonizers and their children, and assert their power to overthrow white supremacy and oppression. Works Cited Wolfe, Peter. John Rhys. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1980. Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. The Empire responds. 2nd. New York: Routledge, 2002. Bhabha, Homi K. “Cultures-in Between.” Questions of cultural identity. Ed. Stuart Hall and Paul Du Gay. London: Sage Publication, 1996. 53-60.—. The location of culture. New York: Routledge, 1994. Brathwaite, Edward Kamau. “Creolization in Jamaica.” The Postcolonial Studies Reader. Ed. Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. New York: Routledge, 1995. 202-205. Cixous, Hélène. “The laughter of Medusa.” The critical tradition: classic texts and contemporary trends. Ed. David H. Richter. Third. New York: Bedford/St. that of Martin, 2007. 1643-1655.