Who is Jamaica Kincaid? Jamaica Kincaid‚ originally known as Elaine Potter Richardson‚ is a writer born in 1949 in St. Johns‚ Antigua. She received a British education while in Antigua and was often at the top of her class. Kincaid‚ was an only child until her mother gave birth to 3 of her bothers when she was 9‚ changing her close relationship with her mother‚ forever. She was taken out of school once her step father fell ill and could no longer be the bread winner. Her mother sent her to America
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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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“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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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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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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The beginning of A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid opens in second-person and talks about the tourism in a post-independent Antigua‚ in the British West Indies. Written in the 1980’s the book is a natives view on how Antigua operates today‚ and how it differs from the past. The opening section keenly addresses the reader as "you" and describes how beautiful Antigua used to be. She addresses topics in the first section such as the natives of the island‚ and how much you will never actually truly
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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 Cultural Rhythm of Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is about a traditional mother who is trying to teach her young daughter the traditional way of growing up to be a woman. Simmons‚ Diane discuses: “The story begins with the mother’s voice giving such simple‚ benevolent‚ and appropriately maternal advice” (1); And “In “Girl” the mother’s chant of information and advice enfolds and ensnares the daughter‚ rendering the girl nearly helpless before the mother’s transforming will” (2). Furthermore
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short story “Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid is a story which a mother’s compassion represents the disempowerment‚ domestication of women in a patriarchal society and suppression of female sexuality. A first prominent theme is the disempowerment of women in society. Her mother reaffirm the collective ideas that persistently restricts the behavior of her daughter and clearly define the “proper” feminine persona. Also‚ the Carib Indian population had been eliminated. Like her peers‚ Kincaid attended schools based
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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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