Antiguan

Historically, natives of Antiguan sang benna to secretly spread rumors and scandalous gossip under the incomprehensible noses of the British people. Benna's song in the Sunday school, therefore, represents not only disobedience but also sin, forbidden knowledge that can not be openly

In “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid, Kincaid criticizes tourists for being heartless and ignorant to the problems that the people of Antigua had and the sacrifices that had to be made to make Antigua a tremendous tourist/vacation spot. While Kincaid makes a strong argument, her argument suggests that she doesn't realize what tourism is for the tourists. In other words, tourism is an escape for those who are going on vacation and the tourists are well within their rights to be “ignorant”, especially

Jamaica Kincaid's essay On Seeing England for the first Time "It's shit being Scottish! We're the scum of the fucking earth! Some people hate the English. I don't. They're just wankers. We're the ones what were colonised by wankers. We couldn't even pick a decent bunch of people to be colonised by." -Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting The cultural ties to empire are not so easy to efface as the political ones. This is perhaps one of the most important lessons the world has learned from the

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story, “The Thing Around Your Neck”, and Jamaica Kincaid’s essay, A Small Place, explore themes of stereotypes and views of native and non- native people in America and Antigua, respectively. Foreigners and local peoples have misconceptions and feel a sense of superiority over the other, which causes misperceptions and their distaste for one another The protagonist in “The Thing Around Your Neck” is a non-native and details how foreigners perceive the United States

Empathy is a human device that allows someone to put oneself in another person’s situation. This allows them to have a greater understanding or personal connection of someone’s problem. After reading “The Ugly Tourist” by Jamaica Kincaid and “Consider the Lobster” by David Wallace, the theme of perspective, specifically empathy, is a vital aspect in both essays. Empathy plays a great role in understanding both writer’s perspective, which means to understand a certain point of view other than oneself

hierarchy with education policies and practices that select students for higher track. Yet some policies such as testing give the ‘appearance’ of equality.” This argument can be used to relate to the situation of the education system present in the Antiguan society, where it is training and placing persons in society. The Common Entrance Exam (CEE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) are forms of testing for both primary and secondary students to display their intelligence and have

The poem “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is a lengthy poem describing society and the social structure in the early 50’s from what it sounds. The short story “Girl,” deals with the experience of being young and female in a poor country. This poem describes a time when stereotypical gender roles where a huge part of society women had duties that only women could do such as clean, cook, wash clothing, watch the children and ect. And the men were head of the house hold and preserved as high and mighty, the

Jack Frain Mrs. Cheeseman English II Honors 17 August 2015 Annie John Prompt Response Address the imagery in this novel—how effectively does the author paint pictures in your head? Give two or three vivid examples and explain. At the beginning of the book, Annie John is very young. The author, Jamaica Kincaid, captures Annie's youth with vivid imagery, describing anything and everything. Annie describes her young friend Gwen with an astounding amount of detail; “her panama hat, with the navy blue

Comparative Essay- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid Despite being influenced by different cultures, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Jamaica Kincaid’s Annie John both provide perceptive insights of the world through the connection of the characters with the places explored in each novella. Both texts are set in a problematic and prejudicial milieu, which accentuate the potential ramifications that me be imposed on an individual’s personal paradigms. Morrison’s

account of a mother giving her young little girl counsel on vital life issues and concerns. The lyric is one long sentence of different orders isolated by semi-colons. The exhortation comprises of how to do certain local practices, including making Antiguan dishes, and in addition the more confident purposes of being a respectable lady and maintaining sexual purity.Firstly, The sort of data that the mother provides for the little girl incorporates positive and negative ones.