Slut By Jamaica Kincaid Summary

“The slut you are so bent upon becoming” this expression occurs throughout the context of the story as the mother tries to shape her daughter to lead an reputed lifestyle. The story constantly focuses on how a women needs to behave in public; “on Sunday try to walk like a lady” (Kincaid 9); “don’t eat fruits on the street-flies will follow you” (Kincaid 11). Vision of womanhood is highlighted through statements such as “don’t squat down to play marbles-you are not a boy” also depicts double standards created by the society towards how men can behave versus how women should (Kincaid 30). Kincaid throughout her piece points out how it is more important to appear as a women in front of the society whether or not in reality, a “slut”; “they won’t