blocks native voices and truths It speaks only for the powerful rulers It hides the pain of the colonized Said showed how literature erases others He explained this with a strong line The power to block other narratives from forming and emerging is very important This quote means that culture removes other stories It lets the empire decide what is remembered Novels become tools of silence and forgetting Shapes Moral Judgment Culture teaches who is right or wrong Novels present Western characters as civil Native people are shown as wild or lazy This moral control supports the imperial rule Said saw this clearly in British literature Culture shapes values through soft persuasion Protects Empire's Image Culture makes the empire look moral and kind It hides violence with beauty and pride Readers think the empire brings peace and order But Said uncovered this hidden function Culture becomes a quiet partner in conquest In short Said showed that culture serves the empire It silences judges and persuades minds In Culture and Imperialism he reveals its hidden power