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Jean Rhys' novel "Wide Sargasso Sea" (1966) is a postcolonial masterpiece that challenges the dominant narratives of colonialism, identity, and culture. The novel is a rewriting of Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" from the perspective of Bertha Mason, the Jamaican wife of Mr. Rochester. This paper will explore the themes of identity, colonialism, and culture in "Wide Sargasso Sea", and examine how Rhys uses the novel to subvert traditional notions of history, literature, and identity.