The two authors and their texts are “if” by rudyard kipling and “girl” by jamaica kincaid. In these texts the children are taking parental advice from the parent of the story. Difference A difference these two stories have is they are about different Genders. In the story “if” is about a boy I know this because in the text it says “you’ll be a man my son” this means he is a boy because son means boy. Also ‘girl” is about a girl I know this because the title is girl so that gives me a good feeling
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try to be overprotective of their child(ren) can secretly be driving their kid(s) away. In the poem Girl By Jamaica Kincaid‚ and the novel Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel chapters 1 and 2‚ both speak on a girl being raised by their mothers who are shaped to be very dictative‚ and controlling. Jamaica Kincaid and Laura Esquivel are women from two different countries‚ Kincaid originating from the Caribbean Antigua and‚ Esquivel from Mexico share similarities in their Literatures they published
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However‚ this should not inhibit the reader’s ability to comprehend the poem’s themes or to potentially learn from them‚ either by gaining a new insight on these matters or to have something to relate with. Kincaid seemed to have purposefully left details of the narrator out to strengthen any account of relatability readers may have with the poem because she knew that the contents of the poem would connect with people in one way or another. A poem of this caliber
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Jamaica Kincaid‚ a writer from Antigua shares her personal experiences and clarifies how English imperialism affected her life‚ her personality‚ besides how it made other people treat her. She wrote about it in an autobiographical essay “ On seeing England for the first time” in 1991. People in Antigua lived their whole life learning and glorifying England’s history; none of them had gone there. Jamaica had waited her whole life to go there and see how it would look like. She had the chance to go
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Jamaica Kincaid’s article “On Seeing England for the First Time‚" uses metonomy to give her reader a precise analysis of her perception of England and its people. She begins with her first encounter of England on a map and the great significance it holds for the people of her nation. She speaks of it as a special jewel that only certain people may wear‚ as this country was described as precious and admirable. Later‚ she emphasizes England’s significance by informing the reader of a typical breakfast
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socially constructed. In Kincaid’s Girl‚ it shows the weight of tradition being a heavy component in the construction of gender identity. "Cook pumpkin fritter in very hot sweet oil‚" "Soak salt fish overnight before you cook it‚ " (Kincaid) and so on‚ are all traditions relating to a Caribbean upbringing. The tone of her narrative emphasizes the imperativeness of cooking being that of part of a woman’s expectations. I am not sure how gender plays into one’s character traits and abilities
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“Girl‚” is a short story written in 1978 by Jamaica Kincaid. This short story is a mom’s advice to her daughter‚ teaching her to be a proper woman. In the story‚ the tone is portrayed through the author’s use of setting‚ point of view‚ and characterization. While one can conclude that the two characters in the story live in the Caribbean based off of the author’s biography and the author mentioning singing “benna in Sunday school‚” the author leaves the setting generic. This‚ however‚ plays to Kincaid’s
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“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid “Girl” is one long enduring sentence that is characterized as a poem by Jamaica Kincaid that brings to light the tensions between mother and daughter at a young vital age. Throughout the poem we see a list of loaded commands and a detailed blueprint from mother to daughter on the topics of household chores‚ how to cook‚ proper table and social etiquette‚ and relationships with men from mother to daughter‚ but the poem mainly depicts the dynamic of a their relationship.
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piece that gives readers the knowledge of her childhood. In this "Girl" short story‚ the character gives the daughter a list of instructions on what she must do to become a woman. Kincaid’s short story reveals the significance of a woman’s role. Kincaid uses special techniques for readers to recognize how difficult a women’s job is. The author also gives us clues through the story that she demands for equality. Jamaica techniques also gives readers the knowledge the information on how a woman was
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The short story “Girl‚” by Jamaica Kincaid seems to be a list of instructions given from a Mother to her daughter. These instructions are relevant to topics such as household chores‚ manners‚ cooking‚ social conduct‚ and relationships. Although they seem demanding to the reader‚ these instructions are a parents attempt to help a girl to grow up properly‚ out of care for the daughter. Throughout the story‚ the mother repeatedly accuses the daughter of being determined to become a “slut.” This suspicion
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