The Obstacles of Otherness: The Uncivilized Other
Another reason why the barbarian girl remains in the subverted position of the other is because as Barbara Eckstein states, “As a man of the 'first world,' [the magistrate] is accustomed to assigning meaning to sentient signs, particularly signs of the (barbarian) 'third world.' He can make presence or absence as he chooses.” (87) It is because the magistrate is unable to ignore the difference of “first world” and “third world” that he places yet another obstacle between himself and the girl. 
