Examples Of Sexism In America Kincaid
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Gender discriminations, such as sexism is evident in Lucy. During her mother’s time period women where encouraged to stop attending school and become a nurse. However, when Lucy left the Caribbean society she learned that she was not interested in this field. She states, “Whatever my future held, nursing would not be a part of it...I was not good at taking orders from anyone, not good at waiting on other people” (Kincaid 92). Therefore, when Lucy comes to America she took an identity of a nanny. Therefore, Lucy recognizes the domestic laborer constantly being imposed to such practices.
This further progresses that femininity was an identical relation with her mother’s standards of life. It shows how her Antiguan identity replicated not just her mother’s occupation, but a suitable career woman for a woman. Feminism represented the standards that women had in the patriarchal …show more content…
Thus, Kincaid portrays her speech with anger because she displays the reader her resentment of anger towards the effect of colonialism and the Antiguan culture. Lucy’s believes her upbringing is a result of a sexism act as she believes “was devoted to preventing her from becoming a slut” (Kincaid 127). It shows there are expectations of women that Antiguan mothers imposed on their daughters. Women being portrayed as slut is a further developed, but the conversation Lucy and her mother had and how this sexist comment is based on her gender and not her promiscuous actions. This also displayed dictatorship because she must follow what her mother believes is true. It shows how female women become slut because of their teachings that may alter in the future. It shows how the relationship between women and men is based on sexual desire, and women are not worthy for what they identify to be. Therefore, for it shows the she has accepted the superficial idea of slutty and begins to evolve her
Gender discriminations, such as sexism is evident in Lucy. During her mother’s time period women where encouraged to stop attending school and become a nurse. However, when Lucy left the Caribbean society she learned that she was not interested in this field. She states, “Whatever my future held, nursing would not be a part of it...I was not good at taking orders from anyone, not good at waiting on other people” (Kincaid 92). Therefore, when Lucy comes to America she took an identity of a nanny. Therefore, Lucy recognizes the domestic laborer constantly being imposed to such practices.
This further progresses that femininity was an identical relation with her mother’s standards of life. It shows how her Antiguan identity replicated not just her mother’s occupation, but a suitable career woman for a woman. Feminism represented the standards that women had in the patriarchal …show more content…
Thus, Kincaid portrays her speech with anger because she displays the reader her resentment of anger towards the effect of colonialism and the Antiguan culture. Lucy’s believes her upbringing is a result of a sexism act as she believes “was devoted to preventing her from becoming a slut” (Kincaid 127). It shows there are expectations of women that Antiguan mothers imposed on their daughters. Women being portrayed as slut is a further developed, but the conversation Lucy and her mother had and how this sexist comment is based on her gender and not her promiscuous actions. This also displayed dictatorship because she must follow what her mother believes is true. It shows how female women become slut because of their teachings that may alter in the future. It shows how the relationship between women and men is based on sexual desire, and women are not worthy for what they identify to be. Therefore, for it shows the she has accepted the superficial idea of slutty and begins to evolve her