The Characteristics of Caribbean Writes in The 19th Century. Author’s name Institutional affiliation Characteristics of The Caribbean Writers in The 19th Century There are many stories, poems, and plays written by Caribbean writers in the 19th century. Some of the epic subjects written were the slave trade, decolonization of the Caribbean culture, racism, and economic matters. English was the language many writers preferred, although some used ‘dialect,’ also known as Creole, as a national language. The creole language was coiled from various colonial powers such as Britain and France to facilitate communication between European and indigenous languages (Carrington, 1999). Various writers inspired modern Caribbean literature. One of the exemplary writers was Thomas McDermott’s and Campbell marguerite, among many. Notably,