Iris Murdoch(1919--1999),famous as an English Post-World War II fiction writers,is one of the most distinguished novelists in the world.She is an productive author of twenty-six novels,six philosophical works;a number of plays,interviews and articles.[1](P1) The Bell was Murdoch’s fourth novel and one of the most widely read one.From its appearance,criticism on this novel has been conducted from a variety of angles,some from the Feminist viewpoint;some from the parallels between this novel and “The Divine Comedy” of Dante;some from the writing techniques;some from its themes;but few from the postcolonial aspect.Post-colonialism is a continuation of decolonization carried on in the western academy.As a branch of humanities,it explores political,social and cultural effects of decolonization,and the anti-colonial challenge to Western dominance,and tries to change the way we think about the world after the colonial age.There are a few key post-colonial key concepts,such as other,identity,hybridity etc,in post-colonialism.[2](P24) The Bell obviously has these features.In the following part,we will only analyze “other” in this novel. Iris Murdoch (1919--1999), famous as an English Post-World War II fiction writers, is one of the most distinguished novelists in the world. What is an productive author of twenty-six novels, six philosophical works; a number of plays, interviews and articles. [1] (P1) The Bell was Murdoch’s fourth novel and one of the most widely read one. Fam its appearance, criticism on this novel has been conducted from a variety of angles, some from the Feminist viewpoint; some from the parallels between this novel and “The Divine Comedy ” of Dante; some from the writing techniques; some from its themes; but few from the postcolonial aspect. Post-colonialism is a continuation of decolonization carried on in the western academy . A a branch of humanities, it explores political, social and cultural effects of decolonization, and the anti-colonial challenge to Western dominance, and tries to change the way we think about the world after the colonial age. There are a few key post -colonial key concepts, such as other, identity , hybridity etc, in post-colonialism. [2] (P24) The Bell obviously has these features. In the following part, we will only analyze “other ” in this novel.