Plot is an element of fiction that if narrated well‚ can shape a character and intrigue a reader. Susan Minot and Jamaica Kincaid demonstrate in their respective short stories‚ "Lust" and "Girl" that this component is not necessarily required in order to create a character. Moreover‚ in these two cases the creation of the main character is stronger through the abstinence of this feature. Through explication of the text‚ we can see how the overpowering strength of the characters makes up for the
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I liked the cement mixer and played with it as much as or more than I played with the other toy vehicles I owned. At some point‚ several weeks or months after Christmas‚ however‚ my biological parents led me to believe that it was a magic and/or highly unusual cement mixer. Probably my mother told me this in a moment of adult boredom or whimsy‚ and then my father came home from work and joined in‚ also in a whimsical way. The magic—which my mother likely reported to me from her vantage on our living
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However‚ A while back‚ being a women was the toughest job.Women were just typical housewives who had to take care of her family and sometimes they had to self-sacrifice because she worries how the society will view her. In “The Girl‚” the writer Jamaica Kincaid shows how a mother is training her daughter to get ready for adulthood. As she describes in the story‚ mother is being very controlling to her daughter. where women have to act and dress properly‚ set the dinner table right‚ how to smile at
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that my mother is from Martinique‚ a French colony: Jamaica is an English colony. We don’t get many visitors at Coulibri Estate‚ our home‚ since my father passed away. When I asked my mother why‚ she simply blamed it on the so called “terrible road” from Spanish Town. What she doesn’t know‚ however‚ is that I’m aware of the real reason: Her. My mother’s only friend is Mr. Luttrell‚ our neighbor. THey chat about the recent emancipation of Jamaica quite frequently and the fear of an ex-slave uprising
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Cultural norms of Jamaica Jamaica is a land of diverse cultures. It has a number of different racial ethnic groups .The largest group however is the blacks or Africans so ’Jamaica’s culture’ is predominantly black. Interwoven is also the European culture which these blacks learnt from their former white slaves masters. You will find Indians living in Jamaica also. Many Indians came to Jamaica as indentured servants and stayed‚ they too have an input in the Jamaica’s culture. There is a thriving
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A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens Many memories run through Scrooge’s head on Christmas Eve. He is always cranky and never appreciates anything. Ever since his partner Jacob Marley past away he turned into a mean bitter old man. He is so mean that if Bob Cratchit wants money he will have to work on Christmas day. For being that way Bob pays a little visit saying that 3 ghosts will visit him to teach him a listen. The first is Ghost of Christmas Past and he shows him how lonely he
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Introduction Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas after the United States and Canada. Although a small island in the Caribbean Sea‚ Jamaica is a melting pot of cultures from all around the world. From the beggining‚ the island was inhabited by ancient tribes with different coustoms‚ beliefs and backrounds. Since Columbus discovered the island in 1494 nothing remained the same‚ the Spanish colonists assumed control of the island and forced most of it’s native
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Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy Coming of age is a popular topic for many fiction novels. Jamaica Kincaid is an author that excels at her craft. She envelops you in the plot‚ making you feel as if you yourself are a part of the tale. Lucy portrays the life of a young woman beginning her quest for freedom. Kincaid usually focuses on the West Indian culture and Lucy is no different. As Lucy finds her way in new surroundings‚ she meets friends and copes with personal issues in her life. Her determination
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Mikayla Cooper Mr.Brand 10th Honors B block 8/12/13 “Girl” In the short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid the author gives a perspective of the relationship between a strict mother and her young daughter. Jamaica Kincaid wrote series of sentences that sets the tone of the story to be uptight‚ oppressive‚ and informative. The author described her daughter into becoming a ‘slut’ which tells the readers that the mother is worried and is disapproving of her daughters actions. Others might think that the
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The Sepoy Rebellion versus the Taiping Rebellion Although India and China are different when it comes to religion and culture‚ the Taiping Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India had their similarities and their differences‚ which allowed them to succeed in some parts of their rebellions and fail in other. However‚ neither of these rebellions were truly successful in the sense that neither of them achieved their main goals. Even though the leaders of the Sepoy Rebellion and the Taiping
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