Edan Mor 9th Grade Debby Arzt-Mor_______________ Boaz Mor________________ Annie John Jamaica Kincaid, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985 New York SUBJECT: Annie John is about Annie, a girl, growing up in Antigua. THEME: I have learned what kind of person Annie John is, and how much she changes when growing up from age ten to age seventeen. CHARACTERS: Annie: Annie John is the main character in Annie John. Annie secretly likes to play marbles, she likes to read, and when she was little, she loved to
Lucy vs. YA Fiction It is said that Lucy was never written with the intention of being a young adult book, but when published it was placed in the YA section and labeled thus so. I would never claim to be an expert on YA fiction, but as someone who has consumed a wide range of YA books I can tell the difference between a book written for a teenage audience and a book that merely has a teenage protagonist. While Lucy contains a teenage protagonist and written at a level that can be read and understood
pleasing. They are more than a few letters assembled together – they define things and ultimately us. A reader of Jamaica Kincaid’s writings probably knows that her writings explore colonialism and imperialism, and if not, will learn of this in her essay “In History”. The question “What is history?” is repeated several times throughout Jamaica Kincaid’s essay. Initially, it appears Kincaid is exploring where history begins and what constitutes history. However on closer examination, it is apparent she
Imagine being a teenage girl and embarking on a dangerous journey all by yourself. Many people would not be able to achieve such voyage. Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid tells of a story of nineteen-year-old Lucy leaving her British ruled Caribbean for the great American dream. Lucy arrives in America to work as an au pair for a wealthy family. She dreams of something different; something better for her future and she believes America is the place that would help her in achieving her goals. Lucy is most
Jamaica Kincaid A teacher in Vermont, a featured writer, Jamaica Kincaid was born Elaine Potter Richardson in Antigua and Barbosa where she spent her youth before coming to the United States. She was the oldest of the four children her mother had. Unfortunately, she was discriminated in her family and her other three brothers were given preference over her. She was sent by her mother to the US to earn for the family. But her rough childhood had paved a different path for her. She chose to defy her
Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a literary work that details the duties of women in the Caribbean. Kincaid uses this story as a way of conveying the view and work of women not in just the Caribbean, but in the world at the time. Being written in 1978, “Girl” gives a retrospective view on patriarchal society at the time. Words such as “benna”, “okra”, and “dasheen” are associated with a tropical Caribbean area, which makes sense since Kincaid was born and raised in Antigua. Kincaid chronicles what is
of the story suggests how the power of the mother's voice shapes the girl's sense of herself.” (1) Jamaica Kincaid breaks down the barriers of gender, area and wealth and status by creating a story where the only things we know are that the mother wants her daughter to be respected by all while the daughter is silent. The story is linear in plot progression and has an interesting structure. Kincaid also draws parallels between gender and performance in life. “Girl” is one of many stories which can
Using a series of semicolons between words of wisdom and advice from mother to daughter, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid gives us a wonderfully accurate display of the nature of relationships between matronly figures and their smaller female duplicates. The story isn’t long, however it does happen to be a single, astonishingly extensive sentence. The rapid fire advice begins immediately, rarely ceasing in it’s mission to reform. The mother’s list is full of good intentions and generously explains instructions
Jamaica Kincaid was born Elaine Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949, on the British-ruled Caribbean island of Antigua. She changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid in 1973 because her family did not approve her writing career ….. Some saw that, at an early age, she was going to be very intelligent but Kincaid received very little encouragement from those around her. Kincaid was raised by her mother, who was a homemaker, and her step-father, who was a carpenter. She attended a public like school system.
Jamaica Kincaid is an African American literature writer that has impacted many people with her works. Most of her writing has a parallel connection with her life growing up as a child and dealing with the difficulties of living in a Caribbean culture. In two of Jamaica Kincaid’s works “Girl” and Annie John, she gives insight on the Caribbean culture that’s bestowed on girls and her difficulties in having a stable relationship with her mother. Jamaica Kincaid’s maiden name when born was Elaine