In her essay “Last Resorts: The Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean,” journalist Polly Pattullo provides an overview of the tourism industry in the Caribbean islands and how it works. Tourism is the main industry in the Caribbean, formerly called the West Indies, and makes up the majority of this region's economy. Pattullo's essay reflects ideas from Trevor MA Farrell's perspective "Decolonization in the English-Speaking Caribbean" in which he writes about the implicit meaning of the colonial condition. Pattollo's essay illustrates the presence of colonialism in the Caribbean tourism industry by comparing its significance presented in Farrell's perspective. In this essay, I will explain how these two essays explain how decolonization barely exists in the Caribbean. The Pattullo report provides direct insight into who controls each segment of the tourism industry; tour operators, large hotel chains and airlines. The Caribbean economy depends on an industry that is largely foreign owned and controlled and the people who live there do not have the opportunity to own or invest in it. Pattullo's report reveals that large corporations in the travel industry hold the greatest share of control. But these companies are not established there. His report shows that the real beneficiaries of tourism in the Caribbean are foreign investors and companies. According to Trevor MA Farrell, author of the perspective "Decolonization in the English-Speaking Caribbean", colonialism occurs when the organization of a country's resources is exploited for the financial benefit of the oppressor. All power is in the hands of the colonizing country (589). The tourism industry...... middle of paper ......d. Unfortunately for the Caribbean tourism industry, most of it is controlled by companies located in other countries. With most of the profits going to foreign investment, this leaves the country with no control over its own economy. This is unfair to the Caribbean economy because it leaves the country in the same state it was in when it was formally colonized. Even though colonization in the Caribbean is formally over, I believe it still exists there. Works Cited Kiniry, Malcolm and M. Rose, eds. Critical Strategies for Academic Thinking and Writing, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: St. Martin's, 1998. Print. Farrell, Trevor MA, “Decolonization in the English-speaking Caribbean”. Kiniry and Rose 589-590. Print.Pattullo, Polly, Last Resorts: “The Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean.” Kiniry and Rose 590-598. Print.