Analysis of "Girl" By: Jamaica Kincaid

this story seems as if it was in the past. the mother seems to have high expectations for the daughter, but does not feel as if she is getting through to her daughter. the mother in the story, was expected to know everything about domestic survival, she was considered the teacher for the girl in the story. she was offering advice but at the same time she was scolding the girl for her promiscuity. there is no structure to this prose poem, I think the author did this on purpose to show that the narrator had a lot of information to give her daughter.this story seems as if it was in the past. the mother seems to have high expectations for the daughter, but does not feel as if she is getting through to her daughter. the mother in the story, was expected to know everything about domestic survival, she was considered the teacher for the girl in the story. she was offering advice but at the same time she was scolding the girl for her promiscuity. there is no structure to this prose poem, I think the author did this on purpose to show that the narrator had a lot of information to give her daughter. this story seems as if it was in the past. the mother seems to have high expectations for the daughter, but does not feel as if she is getting through to her daughter. the mother in the story, was expected to know everything about domestic survival, she was considered the teacher for the girl in the story. she was offering advice but at the same time she was scolding the girl for her promiscuity. there is no structure to this prose poem, I think the author did this on purpose to show that the narrator had a lot of information to give her daughter.