In White Teeth, one can notice that writers show all the literary theories. Smith put down much of theoretical frame work of different theories and methodologies. One can notice psychoanalytic criticism and gender criticism (sexuality). According to Bressler, “Marxism, post structuralism, feminism, African-American cultural studies, and psychoanalytic criticism (usually of the Lacanian variety) are all identifiable influences on postcolonial theory” (Bressler, 241). For instance in the text, Archie Jones, the 47 year old guy, who is divorced and never enjoyed his married life at the fullest. He has a lot of desires, which shows that the writer himself somewhere has desires. In the text, when he entered Merlin’s house, he can suddenly notice all the atmosphere of the house. The first thing he notices is the body fluid which shows that some sexual and physical acts have taken place there in the corners. He has a highly desire to drink and feel the bare breasts of the girls there, all this shows that he too has a inner –conscious desire. The writer shows the above statement in the text
And it turned out Archie was the first man over forty ever invited to join the commune; it turned out there had been talk for some time of the need for an older sexual presence to satisfy come of the more adventurous women, “Great,” said Archie. “Fantastic. That’ll be me, then” (Smith, 18)