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Nearly ⅕ of all of all children in the United States live in poverty (“Poor”). The large amount of children who live in poverty is outrageous. Kids who live in poor conditions are not responsible for their position. It is the parent’s responsibility to take care of the kids. Children brought up in these conditions are not set up to be very successful. Although there are cases of children working their way out of poverty, it is unlikely they ever will. In the film Poor Kids by Frontline, producers go into different families situations of poverty to look at how children deal with poverty. In order for one to comprehend the challenges children face living in poverty, one will need to how the parents budget, how children contribute money, the consequences children live with, and parental behavior.

Kincaid, Jamaica.“Girl”. In The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009. 541-542. Print.

Beginning her paper with a brief overview of her life growing up in poverty; Beegle shows the reader a firsthand account of how heartbreaking these circumstances are. Revealing that “no one was educated beyond the eighth grade” and “subsisted on menial-wage employment and migrant work”, her family was stuck in the seemingly endless cycle of generational poverty (11). This approach is used to evoke emotion and capture the attention of the readers, allowing the author to more easily begin educating them on the adversity faced by children in poverty. When Beegle did attend college, she describes feeling “fear, humiliation, and insecurity” brought on by the negative interactions with her professors (11). It’s not until she

Elaine Potter Richardson, more famously known as Jamaica Kincaid, is recognized for her writings that suggest depictions of relationships between families, mainly between a mother and daughter, and her birth place, Antigua, an island located in the West Indies. She is also familiarized with Afrocentrism and feminist point of views. Kincaid’s work is filled heavily with visual imagery that produces a mental picture in readers that helps them connect stronger to the reading. An example of this really shines through in her short story piece, “Girl.” This short story describes the life of a lower class woman living in the West Indies, and also incorporates thick detailing between the relationship between her and her mother. Jamaica Kincaid structures the story as if her mother is speaking to her. She writes broad, but straight to the point, allowing readers to imagine to picture her experience. Kincaid uses visual imagery and repetition consistently throughout “Girl” to reveal the theme and tone of the story; conflictual affair between a mother and daughter.

In Jamaica Kincaid’s shorty story “Girl” two facts which I’ve learned about the Jamaican culture is how critical and archaic it can be. This criticalness and archaism is shown throughout the conversation between the girl and her mother, and a direct quote from the story relating to how critical their culture

The poem "Girl" by author Jamaica Kincaid shows love and family togetherness by creating microcosmic images of the way mothers raise their children in order to survive. Upon closer examination, the reader sees that the text is a string of images in Westerner Caribbean family practices.

Another negative effect of gender inequality is the increased fear of violence for women. Women are often portrayed as weak and helpless beings that can easily be taken advantage of. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon states that, “Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence –yet the reality is that too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned” (Unite to End Violence Againist Women, 2006). Violence against women in the form of rape, spousal abuse, child abuse or spousal killing has become routine behavior over the years, so it rarely even makes the news anymore. “Women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, motor accidents, war and malaria, according to World Bank data”( Unite to End Violence Againist Women, 2006). Women are often blamed and questioned about their actions if they become the

Throughout history, women have continuously found themselves as the subjects of oppression. Although the treatment of women has drastically changed over time, women are still exposed to much of the violence that exists today. Per the National Organization for Women, “young women, low-income women and some minorities are disproportionately victims of domestic violence and rape” (National Organization for Women, 2016). Women-centered violence is highly prevalent and reoccurring all over the world, even in our local communities. Individuals may be hesitant to consider just how much violence against women affects their communities.

Jamaica Kincaid’s story of “Girl,” is a mind blowing experience between mother and daughter. “This Essay presents a plot summary of Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” as well as providing historical, societal, religious, scientific and biographical context for the short story. Kincaid’s unusual land difficult to classify piece of short fiction consists of a brief monologue by an Antiguan mother to her adolescent daughter” (Kim Bencel, 2) This is a story, not in verse or order that will remind you of days gone by. The mother is hell- bent on making a respectful young lady.

Second, Jamaican women manipulate behind the scenes, secretly managing the whole family without catching notice of their men. “An Jamaica man no know she wear, De trousiz all de while!” (35-36). As we can see from the phrase “wearing trousers,” the head of the household was always thought to be men, instead of women, who used to wear dresses all the time. Moreover, our cunning Jamaican women are frugal. They are strict with their husbands’ prodigal expenses, and struggle to keep the “fambly budget from explode” (38w

This is because of the laws in Haiti that are not really strong. According to Clark “Violence against women occurs across all classes in Haiti and can only be punished under general laws against assault and battery, if at all. No specific laws against domestic violence exist in Haiti” (Clark 305.) The people are trying to change the rules but the government seems like they don’t really care about the voice of the people. The stuff they really care about is campaign, carnival, and elections. They spend a lot of money to make the carnival and elections happen, but they forget about the women who are in need. Sometimes the people wonder where they get all of the money from to make this happen. They tell the women they don’t have resources for them, but they spend all the money on other things that are not important. In Haiti, even a sixteen years old girl could get abused. If people have a house with young people, they have to watch out for bandit, or rapist. In “A Chance for Congress to Help Haitian Women,” Amanda Klansing, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch; (an international organization that works on these kinds of issues,) tell us the story about “Where a sixteen year old was living, the men in the house would abuse her. She went to the police, and explain them everything, they did not press charges even though there are laws against abusing minors” (Klasing). After the earthquake, that was previously

Oonya Kempadoo Buxton Spice and Jamaica Kincaid’s ‘Girl’ gives an introduction to the female community and make one aware of the stereotypical expectations of women. The instructions were given to the girl child mainly encompass domestic chores, but also include guidelines for moral conducts and social arrangements. The stereotypical role of women for several

Themes of Family togetherness and love are illustrated through the article “Girl” written by Jamaica Kincaid. Throughout the text Western Caribbean familial practices are discussed. Upon closer examination, the reader is presented with a series of images demonstrating customary cultural practices and moral principles that a Caribbean woman passes along to her young daughter. In the Case of Jamaica Kincaid, she has been influenced by common advice she received from her elders, in attempts to make the life ahead of her easier. In fact, the insight given is hoped to deflect her from bringing shame amongst the family. Moreover, the advices she receives from particularly her mother, are a mother's way of insuring that her daughter has the tools that she needs to survive as an adult in society. Inclusively, the fact that the mother takes the time to train her daughter on the proper ways for a lady to act in their culture is indicative of their familial love. The article "the girl" illustrates themes of familial love, cultural customs, and maternal bond through the eyes of a young black female growing up in the island of Antigua in a quasi society.

Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a short story that examines the role that women are related to

Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl explores these controversies and writes a long form poem that includes a list of rules for young girls to follow as advice that will help them be more likeable and become a reputable “woman”. These rules are delivered in a direct emphasis with strict undertone. The guidelines given to the young girl can be inferred as a mother teaching her daughter who is at the age of adolescence. Jamaica Kincaid’s long form poem Girl highlights the stereotypical social responsibilities of young girls which is heavily defined by language, culture, and mothers. In the poem the mother figure covers everything from how to