His rule in India is necessary for his home country,s control of a crop that is shipped out to England. Throughout history, European and American corporate capital have shown imperialistic tendencies to gain control over land which produces lucrative products. England's interest in the Indian landscape in the 19th century hinged on the production of the cinchona bark that produces quinine that controls malaria. Parada,s art provides a multilayered nonlinear narrative, which examines cultural implications of economic power. Her art is interactive and can be a different journey for each individual viewer.
Links provide new information and alter our perception of the story.
The viewer must be actively engaged to learn the whole story. Cultural colonialism is an important issue in this artwork. The family presented is moved from the United States to India to a world of British imperialism. This unusual arena for a bride, who experienced a new culture and life in which the dominant ruling force, was a minority over a completely different culture of values and beliefs. The culture she was introduced to was created in part by a group outside of the geographic area in which she came to live.