Summary Of A West Indian Woman Always Faces Such Choices By Roxanne Gay

feed the rest while ultimately committing suicide. On the surface, these stories are in complete juxtaposition of one and other but it is evident that the Cuban women had as much agency and choice as did the princesses. The author draws parallels between the main character and the princesses by emphasizing their independent ability to make autonomous decisions. Although the situations vary from a fairytale to a fight for survival, Roxanne Gay concludes the Cuban story with, “A West Indian woman always faces such choices”. This short inference suggests that Caribbean women confront challenging choices with as much agency as an American princess in order to survive. The story is characteristic of many hardships that women in the Caribbean endure