Kincaid’s story Girl quickly drew my attention. Most of what I had read otherwise sounded very much like what a tough mom would dictate to a young daughter. However‚ all of the slut references has me a little confused. I believe that most conversations between mothers and daughters is probably a little less abrasive and the content is more modern. However‚ the basic idea is about the same. Young girls are a much less likely to take in barked orders like what is read in Girl considering a higher
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In the short story "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid we are introduced a narrative from a mother to a daughter. The theme within the short story is about gender roles specifically women roles. Kincaid writes in a third person point of view that is receiving a list of commands and/or advice from her mother on how to act like a woman. The theme touches everything within the story with the way the mother is reiterating her advice to the child. The story starts off within the first few lines. “Soak your little
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story analysis of Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Have you ever wished that someone had given you a guide on how live the right way? Jamaica Kincaid does just that in her short story‚ Girl. The narrative is presented as a set of life instructions to a girl by her mother to live properly in Antigua in the 1980’s. While the setting of the story is not expressly stated by the author in the narrative‚ the reader is able to understand the culture for which Girl was written. Jamaica Kincaid seems to be the passive
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Many similarities and differences are found throughout “If” By Rudyard Kipling and “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid. These include the theme and meaning of the text‚ how the person talking delivered the information‚ and what the message the person was trying to get through. Those are the three things that will be compared and contrasted in this essay. The theme of these two texts share both a common theme and some parts of the theme that are different. For example “If” follows a somewhat make your own
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Kincaid’s aspect of England Kincaid’s summary of England causes a conflict that is apparent through her story‚ however it is evident that human flaw is well capable and individuals have false generalizations. Kincaid is her own individual and with this she has a tendency of hold her own opinions. Although it may be human flaw‚ she uses very clever and descriptive ways to convey her hatred for England. She then uses every aspect of English culture‚ and displays it in her own negative way. Kincaid’s
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Jamaica Kincaid‚ born Elaine Potter Richardson‚ is originally from St. John’s‚ Antigua (Britannica). She was born in 1949 and three years later she had learned to read by attending local schools which provided a british style education (Britannica). Her father was a cabinet maker and her mother was a political activist (Britannica). By the age of sixteen‚ she left her home in St. John’s to come to America and be an au pair in Manhattan (Garner). She however felt that being an au pair was synonymous
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will be an overview on the Jamaican Patois. There will be an analysis of the relationship between this creole and the jamaican official national language. Then it will explain briefly some phonological and grammatical aspect of this variety. JAMAICAN PATOIS: DE FACTO LANGUAGE OF NATIONAL IDENTITY 1. INTRODUCTION Jamaican Patois is a creole language spoken in Jamaica and in a part of the caribbean area (U.S.A‚ Puerto Rico‚ Panama and Costa Rica). It is called Jamaican Creole by specialists and
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this extreme area are high plateaus‚ underground caverns‚ and deep circular basins. This area is what the local people call "cockpits" (Encyclopedia Americana‚ 2001‚ P 670). The highest point in Jamaica is Blue Mountain Peak which stands 7‚402 feet. Jamaican climate is tropical‚ with average temperatures ranging from 80-100 degrees Fahrenheit. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston. The history of Jamaica is extremely jaded with disease‚ buccaneering‚ and slavery. First discovered by Europeans in 1494
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Jamaican Culture Probably one of the most lively and rich cultures of the world is of the Jamaican culture. It is perhaps due to its exotic surroundings and the various regions of its origin. Today in Jamaica‚ there are obvious influences of African‚ English‚ Spanish‚ and Indian. Being only the third biggest island in the Caribbean its impact is huge on the rest of the world. The official language of Jamaica is English. However‚ most civilians in Jamaica speak patois. Think of it as an extremely
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