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 reached
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Time has changed‚ as the story of "Girl" was written by the mother‚ as well as community‚ keep on hold women back from having the opportunity to be free‚ because of the judge without fear or down is shown in the history of "Girl"‚ which was written by Jamaica Kincaid in 1978. The double standard "rule‚ or that it is unjust to apply the different people or groups" The world continues to develop even double standards between men and women has yet to be reconstructed. Domestic contact take central
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Generation to generation they passed down different cultural traditions like in the article by Jamaica Kincaid "Girl". this is the way you set a table for tea‚ this how you set a table for dinner". Originally were brought up to be house wives and care takers. Their jobs were to clean‚ cook‚ do the laundry." Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on
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Q1). What does the title of this piece suggest? The title of this piece is Girl and it shows that it is related to gender or relationship. Q2). Who is the speaker? To whom is she speaking? The narrator Jamaica Kincaid. She is speaking to the male who have requested their wife to all the things like housework and take care the children. Q3). What kind of “girl” is the advice intended to produce? The girl that doesn’t capable to complete different tasks when they became the women. Since most of
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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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1.Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a daughter’s mimicry of how her mother tells her to perform housekeeping and other sensitive topics for proper behavior. Because of the content and demanding tone‚ do you find the mother abusive and demeaning‚ or is something else going on? The mother seems to be abusive‚ demeaning and cold. Her tone throughout the story is critical and commanding. The way she talks to her daughter makes me feel as if there were no warm feelings in their relationship. The mother gives
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From a Girl to a Woman: A look at the perceived transformation into a domestic lifestyle in Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”. Rebecca Pineo 100094885 October 20th‚ 2010 English 1406-DO The short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is a story of the belief that happiness steams from a life of domesticity. The central topics of gender roles in a family structure‚ and the expression of female sexuality and will be examined. A look into the
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“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is written about a girl who is being told how to behave by her mother. The mother is constantly telling her how to act. Though at times it definitely feels like the mother is scolding her‚ especially when it comes to acting like a slut. The mother keeps giving her advice that she thinks will help her daughter succeed in life. I think the mother obviously cares very much about her daughter or she would not bother giving her all this advice‚ but it comes across as over bearing
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from Jamaica 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
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understanding‚ those were the best times of my life. I had no problems in the world or worries about anything. After all‚ boys go to Jupiter to get more stupid and girls go to college to get more knowledge. I would have never thought that the gender roles in this rhyme would have truth value or be the opposite. In today’s society‚ woman and girls are put under a lot of pressure to look a certain way‚ act a certain way‚ and to perform certain tasks. The balance between showing confidence with their bodies
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