What are the differences between colonialism and post-colonialism?

Broadly
speaking, colonialism tells the story of powerful countries colonizing and controlling other
lands from the point of view of the colonizers. These narratives exalt the virtues and
sacrifices of the colonizers, emphasizing what they endured traveling often very long distances
to foreign lands. This literature paints the contributions the colonizers make to other cultures
as a positive force, often showing them bringing civilizing influences to "savages." A
good example of a colonial story that also functions as origin myth for the United States is the
saga of the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Their arrival and survival is portrayed as a positive
event, and their struggles, hardships, and sacrifices as noble and heroic.

Post-colonialism, broadly speaking, tells the story of colonialism from the point of view of the
colonized. It often depicts colonization as brutal, exploitative, and extremely disruptive to
pre-existing cultures. The colonizers are understood as unwanted invaders who...