Shauna Crawford Mr. Meadows ENG 102 20 January 2014 Soldier Do not speak unless spoken to; always begin and end your sentence with “Drill Sergeant;” stand up straight; lace up your boots tighter; blouse your pants like this; do not say sorry‚ try harder; curl those damn fingers; thirty inch steps precisely not baby ones; just look forward to chow time; lights out is at 2100 sharp; wake up is at 0400; quit making excuses; this is how you shine your shoes; this is how you make a bed; this is how
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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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trying to decipher whether youre in a dream or the real world‚ almost as if you’re lost. In "what ive been doing lately‚" Jamaica Kincaid creates a lost mood by using figurative language and setting skillfully. The setting of the story is a crucial part of establishing the feeling of detachment or feeling lost from the world around you throughout the narrative. The way Kincaid presents the narrator’s environments should have the narrator confused or disoriented‚ however‚ instead the narrator simply acts
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Spivak and Kincaid: An Analysis of the Reproductive Rights of Subaltern Colonizers utilize unethical reproduction as a form of domination against women-- and in some cases of resistance‚ many women may refuse to bear children. Xuela‚ the protagonist of Jamaica Kincaid’s The Autobiography of My Mother is the representation of the colonized in the act of rebellion against their reproduction. Although she refuses to have children‚ even after pregnancy-- she permeates self-love for her own body
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“Edward‚ Edward” (anonymous poem) and “Girl” (Jamaica Kincaid) What do you find disturbing in these texts and why? We expect mothers to be the most wonderful persons just because we portray them to be that way. However‚ in the poem “Edward‚ Edward”‚ by an anonymous write‚ and the short story “Girl”‚ by Jamaica Kincaid‚ both portray mothers in a different sunlight which I found disturbing. The mothers were both portrayed as horrid individuals. In the poem “Edward‚ Edward”‚ the mother was
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Analysis Paper #1 Throughout time mother/daughter relationships have been tattered as woman ’s liberation has taken place. Many mothers have the "old fashioned" opinion about what a woman should be. The short story "Girl"‚ by Jamaica Kincaid‚ is a prime example of this relationship. The theme in "Girl" strongly suggests that a woman should be domestic and there is a certain way that she should act. Many elder women feel that a woman ’s role in life is to be domesticated. The theme of girl reinforces
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Joyce‚ William C Williams‚ Jamaica Kincaid‚ and Frank O’Connor are the four authors of the short stories I read. James Joyce wrote “Araby”‚ which is a story about a little boy who has a crush on his friend’s older sister and he figures out that she has manipulated him. William C. Williams wrote “The Use of Force”‚ which was about a doctor who paid a visit to a younger girl who was sick and he has to battle her in order to find out what’s wrong with her. Jamaica Kincaid is the author of “Girl”‚ which
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make his story very quick paced to the reader and in a way difficult to read‚ but with a purpose. Also how that affects the way the reader may read‚ perceive‚ or understand the story in a different way. And comparing how the similar writing style of Kincaid compares to Moody’s use. In "Boys" we are immediately introduced to a recurring theme‚ event‚ or phrase‚ if you will‚ that pops up throughout the story many‚ many times. "Boys enter the house‚ boys enter the house" (Moody 579). Moody starts his
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of a piece‚ permeating into the plot’s innermost dealings. Throughout the semester‚ two short stories immerge as paragons of a setting’s importance‚ these being Young Goodman Brown by Nathanial Hawthorne and‚ more contemporarily‚ Girl by Jamaica Kincaid. Both exemplify the importance of setting as it reflects and applies to the core meaning of each piece. On a very basic level‚ the setting of Young Goodman Brown gives historical insight into the characters and their lifestyles. From the story’s
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The Estrangement A mother is such a complex figure to think about. Mothers are expected to be loving‚ caring‚ sweet‚ but also firm and disciplinary. As seen around the world‚ mothers share different values and beliefs on raising their children. Many believe that the way a mother cares for her child molds the child into a certain adult. In ways‚ mothers have a power over their children that‚ as kids‚ are hard for our brains to grasp. In the article‚ The Estrangement‚ written by Jamaica Kincaid‚ thoughts
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