“GIRL” Jamaica Kincaid In the story “GIRL” Jamaica Kincaid we see the complicated relationship between mother and daughter and what I have derived from this story is that this statement. “Should a mother groom her daughter through trust or through force and fear?” we see that the woman in this story loves her daughter but is so drowned in fear of the world for her daughter that she seems to treat her in very questionable ways while she is teaching her life lessons. So we see that she seems to not
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that have been said one too many times? The short story “Girl‚” written by Jamaica Kincaid is presented to the reader as a list of instructions from a mother to a daughter on how to live life to the fullest‚ while still being a lady. The mother seems to be almost obsessive about her daughter’s future social status and is making sure her daughter knows‚ even at a young age‚ just what she is not supposed to become. Kincaid uses repetition and metaphor in order to convey the message that it is important
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In Jamaica Kincaid’s article “On seeing England for the First Time”‚ she demonstrates the how her opinion‚ filled with bitterness and hate for England‚ was shaped by an oppressive and influential culture. Although she expresses a hint of reverence towards England early on in her essay‚ she consistently shows signs of bitterness and resentment towards England throughout the article using parallelism‚ a sarcastic tone‚ and strong diction. Even in instances where she tries to make England sound appealing
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Jamaica Kincaid‚ born Elaine Cynthia Potter‚ has clearly never been content with accepting the world as presented to her. She changed her name‚ as she felt it wasn’t representative of her origins or the history of her bloodline. Moreover‚ her name wasn’t the only name she had a problem with; in her passage‚”In History‚” she undertakes the enormous task of demolishing and reestablishing our understanding of the names we encounter on a daily basis. Through intentionally withholding information and
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The two poems‚ “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “If” by Rudyard Kipling both are about parents giving advice to their children about the real world and the feature they have in front of them. In “Girl” the mother wants her to be a good polite adult and not a “boy crazy girl” that the mother is saying she is set on becoming. In the poem that Rudyard Kipling wrote‚ “If” is about a father giving true smart advice to his son‚ so he can become a good‚ smart man. These two poems both have the same topic
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and in that situation they can reflect who they are and regret not listening to people with knowledge. People with knowledge and experience can be a positive influence towards people that need the help and advice they need for a better future. Jamaica Kincaid in her story “Girl” explains how a mother gives her knowledge towards her daughter to save her life from violence and promiscuity. The mother advices her to be careful from any dangers in the world even though her daughter doesn’t seem to have
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and If by Rudyard Kipling‚ are two texts that are written by parents with real world expectations for their children. Both texts though are similar and different in many different ways. Girl‚ is a one sentence story about a mother’s expectations for her “Boy crazy girl” that is going out into the real world by herself. She explains what so tips for her daughter in a more harsh than gentle voice. “If” is a poem of a dad poetically telling his son about the good and bad and
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the Americans and immigrants. In their novels‚ The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid‚ both Hamid and Kincaid utilize American immigrants’ outsider view to demonstrate how Americans have an attitude of privilege that alienates non-Americans. Whereas Hamid uses Changez‚ an upper middle class Pakistani man‚ to focus on how privilege contributes to arrogance‚ Kincaid uses Lucy‚
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The book A Small Place written by Jamaica Kincaid is recognized by a number of scholars highlighting how the material exposes readers to the past and present culture of the narrator’s native country Antigua‚ corruption in the Antiguan government‚ English colonialism and etc. However‚ one should take notice that Kincaid speaking in the second person in different sessions of the book represents and creates a connection between the tourist and the reader. The term "you" refers to the tourist/travelers
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Reader Response to “Girl” As I began reading “Girl‚” by Jamaica Kincaid‚ it seemed to be some sort of guide on how to live. It seemed to be repetitive and boring. I was not expecting for it to become one of the most intriguing stories I have ever read. It ended up being very easy to connect to‚ especially as a girl. I feel as if I am always being told how I need to act as a girl. How I need to be “ladylike” and how I need to learn to cook. For example‚ in the story it says “soak salt
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