Literary Devices In A Small Place

Kincaid also believed that colonialism caused the political corruption that has defrauded Antigua of many rights, such as the right to knowledge. She believed that the Ministers of Antigua gained knowledge to govern from the “Ill-mannered” British who paved the way for them (34). Throughout her book she has made it very clear that the library is an important source of knowledge for her as it should be for other Antiguan 's as well. She reminisced on her childhoods experiences at the library as her own “sacred place, a cool retreat from the colonized world and an opening to the greater world away from the island” (Byerman, 94). On page 48, we found out that St. John, the largest city and capital in Antigua,

Jamaica Kincaid successfully convinces her audience that post colonial impact still remains. Through the use of rhetorical appeals such as pathos, logos and imagery she successfully explains her claim. Through this novel she gives an insightful explanation of what antigua is like from a person who comes from that area. Kincaid being born in antigua, she gives us a view from her eyes on what antigua is really like while going through post colonial impact. Kincaid incorporates historical background in text to convince her audience that this impact is holding back antigua from the good and enjoyable place it can really be. She develops a connection with the audience when she makes them feel like the tourist that is figuring out what's going on in the background of antigua. This connection serves as pathos as it makes the audience feel the emotion of anger and disappointment for not knowing what mess is really going on in this small island. This demonstration shows how cultures everywhere are affected by postcolonialism and how there is a negative global commonality between tourist and natives.

the Jetty’ by Jamaica Kincaid, two diverse struggles and the sacrifices that came with them are

Devices In works of literature, authors are presented with a world of possibilities in how to arrange their story. The final decisions will ultimately determine a single outcome of many other possible end results. The use of literary devices control and affect every aspect of the work, conveying different tones or emotions. In Anthony Doerr’s, All the Light We Cannot See, he uses a very wide range of literary devices to take the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride.

Knowledge and power are considered two of the most important assets of a society. In the context of Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place knowledge could be defined as a set of proficiencies or expertise attained through experience and education and power as a control of one’s own circumstances. While knowledge and power are individually definable, they do not exist in isolation. Knowledge and power are mutually constitutive to one another. In her aggressive and expository essay, Kincaid successfully demonstrates through the use of several examples, that knowledge, which is a necessary precursor to power, is severely lacking in Antigua, which in turn limits the power Antiguans hold over their own society.

Kincaid writes in an angry tone which is reflected from her thoughts about her native island explained in “Anger in a Small Place: Jamaica Kincaid’s Cultural Critique of Antigua” written by Keith E. Byerman. She feels as if tourists do not care for her country therefore she writes a novel to tell others to change their ways. Kincaid’s writing is greatly influenced by her life experiences and by her struggling life growing up in Antigua. Kincaid’s mother died when she was born leaving her was only a father who didn’t even care for her. She lived a poor life, slowly losing the presence of her father. She showed interest in nature and wanted to learn more about it. She was sent to school because she wanted to become educated about the world around her. This is where her opinions on life and other around her began. Attending school was her first interaction with children her age. These experiences are the cause of her beliefs and views on her country and tourism. In the book, A Small Place, written by Jamaica Kincaid, she writes about how tourists who visit other places and treat it as their home away from home and do not take into consideration the history of the island in which they are not respecting. Kincaid describes tourists as morally ugly. She sees them as fat, “pastry like-fleshed” people on the beach. She shows that physical ugliness is part of tourism as well. The moral ugliness of tourism is inherent in the way tourists make use of other people for their pleasure. Such as the poor people. For example, Kincaid points out that the loveliness of the places that tourists attend is often a source of difficulty for those who actually live there. Kincaid’s writing is greatly influenced by her life growing up in Antigua. These experiences are the cause of her beliefs and views on tourism and her love for her country. Kincaid

She expresses that there are people from high in the government to the more common folk who don’t know what goes on in Antigua. The Peace Corps, research and foreign exchange student programs show that they and many others who aren’t from Antigua don’t really know too much about all the country’s political, historical and economic occurrences. There are those that don’t really care about the country one way or the other, but it’s because of that lack of knowledge that tourists would want to visit and learn about Antigua and maybe even learn something new about

Culture is a form of identity, Miranda definitely demonstrates the implications of culture as a result of colonization. On the other hand, A Small Place demonstrates that colonization still exists though, not visible to the eye, as she describes how tourism has negatively affected Antigua in her personal view. Miranda chooses to use diaries, photographs, poems, newspapers to illustrate not only her personal life, but her family and her people. Which is a completely different element as compared to A Small place, whereas Kincaid does not illustrate these things but more so portrays history of Antigua as a

This also closely relates to Jamaica Kincaid’s “A Small Place” because Antigua was also colonized by Great Britain. In the beginning of Alexia’s poem, the older white woman keeps pointing out what she considers historical landmarks. One of the historical landmarks is a house that is over two hundred years old. These are historical landmarks from the woman’s

This excerpt from Kincaid’s work focuses on tourists in Antigua. Kincaid talks about vacationers without specifying if they are from North America or Europe; however, Kincaid presents a greater contempt for European visitors when she says “(or, worse, Europe)” (Page 4). She depicts the way they think when visiting Antigua. She explains how they get amazed by the quantity of fancy Japanese cars on the road without knowing that the government provides substantial loans for vehicles, but limits the amount of money borrowed to buy houses.

A Small Place Textual Analysis In her memoir, A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid explores Antigua’s false beauty, corruption, and past oppressions in which a tourist would not have seen. From polluted beaches to corrupt ministers and loss of culture, Kincaid shows us the truth behind what we had thought to be paradise. The natural state and beaches of Antigua would seem as if it is perfect. The descriptions of its clear blue waters and the bright sun beaming down on the warm sands make it sound like a heaven.

Jamaica Kincaid’s part memoir, part social commentary and historical flashback “A Small Place” is unique due to the perspective that it gives the reader about Kincaid’s home and the people who inhabit it. Jamaica speaks to the reader in the second person first, citing each part of the text as a direct message to the reader, making them a part of the story she is trying to tell. This is essential for Kincaid to put the reader in the right frame of mind to retain the information located in the rest of the book. Kincaid is direct and uses a scathing tone that forces the reader to confront their actions and feelings regarding the subject of tourism. Kincaid can safely target any class in most countries because even those in poor economic situations

I interpret the last chapter by illustrate Antigua’s natural beauty. She describes the unrelenting sunlight, the intense colors and the sea. She use the word unreal a lot to describe the scenery as how everything

Throughout the story A Small Place Kincaid paints a picture of the beautiful country that she grew up in called Antigua. Antigua is a country that was once colonized by the Brittish. Because Brittain colonized Antigua the entire country’s native language is English. This also means that all education and literature that is provided to the Antigua people is in English. Kincaid believes that throughout her lifetime the Antiguan people have become far less educated and ignorant. The government within Antigua is also filled with politicians

Kincaid utilizes specific words to gives us intimations about the setting of the story. She utilizes words like pepper pot, benna, doukona, okra, this words discloses to us that we are in a Caribbean island particularly with benna which is