This paper will discuss the notion of the Other as understood by Slavoj Zizek in "Eastern Europe's Republic of Gilead" and that demonstrates the idea of projected self-dissatisfaction.  It will analyze issues of Blast, The New Age, and The English Review for examples of the periodicals' portrayal of England's self-discontent and its impact on the nation's imperialistic policies.  The overall socio-political tone of each journal will be noted and considered in light of its portrayal of England, race, and imperialist politics. 

This paper will also take an interest in whether and in what ways the aforementioned journals relay colonial reaction to English occupation, England's reaction in turn, and evidence of Zizek's claims in the latter (i.e. if the journals show that the colonized attempted to establish power - preceding their independence from England- on their soil and England reacted in alarm, the claim can be made that England recognized imperialist feats to be evil and must have been dissatisfied with itself to be able to cognizantly inflict malevolence on an "Other."  The journals would then be used to evidence that discontent).