In the short story‚ or extremely long sentence‚ “Girl”‚ Jamaica Kincaid -the author as well as the speaker- gives a list of ongoing commands that she was receiving. As readers‚ we assume that these are orders coming from her mother. As we are aware‚ her family had certain beliefs and also did not approve of her writing later on in life. The italicized words in the text such as “…but I don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school…” and “…but what if the baker won’t let me feel the
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The story‚ “Boys and Girls”‚ by Alice Munro illustrates the narrator and protagonist character‚ a nameless little girl‚ as a round character‚ with traits such as her endurable strength against the hardships and inequality in her own society. Thus‚ we are shown her firm views toward life‚ her rather contrasting views toward her own family members‚ and the significance of her hopes and dreams. Unlike other young girls‚ Munro’s protagonist had rather obstinate views toward life. Having grown up in
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I first read “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid‚ I was surprised it was in the short story section of the textbook. It is barely over one page long‚ and it is all one sentence. It reminded me of some of the prose we read in the poetry section. However‚ after reading the definition provided in the reference material‚ I can now see why it is considered a short story. There are two main elements of the definition. First‚ the story must center on “one climactic event.” The entire story of “Girl” is a mother
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Girl can best be analyzed by the Feminist perspective because it is about a girl who is being taught the “right” way to do things as a woman. Girl is written in the second person point of view‚ in which the reader is the girl that the speaker is speaking to and advising about how to behave. At the beginning of the short story‚ it seems that the girl is just being taught some basic rules and manners that one should always remember‚ but then the speaker throws in‚ “on Sundays try to walk like a lady
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told me to the girls on the lower field were mine. Scanning the group‚ I noticed most girls were standing in laughing and joking in small groups‚ discussing the current events of middles school life. One girl caught my eye‚ she was standing off to the side with her mother--a heavyset girl with scrunched shoulders and hair‚ a bit knotty‚ hanging in her face. It would be hard to be a chubby girl in a running program‚ with all these stick figure middle school girls. Of the two dozen girls‚ this one needed
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For Boys and Girls Expectations for boys and girls are extremely high in today’s society. A lot of people feel pressure in today’s society and so much so that some people feel the need to take their own lives. Some people are able to rise above societies expectations‚ but that is incredibly hard to do and not everybody is strong enough to overcome that. The pressures of society follow everyone everywhere and different people must handle it in different ways. Expectations for girls are a lot higher
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Boys or Girls: We are all Equal Characters: Sarah: the victim Henry: the bully Sarah: ally Billy: Bystander Mr. Snodgrass: Guidance counselor Time: A school day‚ 1978 Setting: Alaska Gateway school‚ where boys thought that girls were an inconsequential part of society. Although the boys didn’t treat the girls as badly as Henry treated Sarah. After curtain: (Henry‚ wearing his extravagant cloth and his overpriced items‚ enters the class‚ squandering his money‚ followed by Sarah‚ wearing poor-quality
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Out of my three initial proposal topics‚ I have chosen the first one‚ as the subject to my Final Topic Paper. That topic being‚ how modern cartoons portrayal of girls is very influential and highly positive‚ which in turn can provide girls with good/inspirational role models to show them girls can be anything‚ and not have to conform to stereotypes‚ or if they do that it’s not all there is too them. You see‚ I chose this topic because I have always been fascinated with television shows. While yes
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80 percent of girls in Grade 4 have been on a diet. - Ten percent of women have an eating disorder. - 20 percent of female university students have an eating disorder. Where do the problems start with these girls/women? There are different kinds of problems and every girl is different so its going to differ somehow. Most problems do start with the media and the unrealistic body’s that are put out on covers of magazines for us to see. Body Image issues could also involve a girl not having the
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Michelle Paz Narrative Essay Eng 7 Jance/Porter November 9‚ 2012 My Quinceanera Quinceanera is every girl dream‚ it’s a celebration of a girls fifteenth birthday. It’s a tradition where a girl turns into a woman. A Quinceanera is planned one year before your fifteenth birthday. It starts out with a ceremony‚ food reception‚ and a Surprise dance to end it. All my family and friends were there on my big day. On November 22‚ 2008‚ I had one of my memorable nights‚ where I felt like a total princess
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