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The songs, “Mother Mother”, “Modern Girl”, “Rill Rill”, and “Popular”, convey the message that trying to fit other people’s expectations of perfection leads to an unhappy, empty life. Both singers in the songs “Mother Mother” and “Modern Girl” try to comform to other people’s expectations for them, but convey their true feelings through audio cues. The singer in “Mother Mother” sings, “If I tell you what you want to hear will it help you to sleep”. The singer wants to please her mother by fitting

Mothers have many lessons to teach their daughters. As the physical changes begin to appear, it is important to begin a new set of lessons. “[D]on’t squat down to play marbles—you are not a boy, you know” is a quote from Jamaica Kincaid’s short story, “Girl”. The mother and daughter are the two main characters. The daughter is reflecting on the many things that her mother instilled in her during her childhood. The ironic use of language in this short story is crucial to understanding the theme of becoming

Let's rewind to my younger years. I was raised as an only child. I could be explained as your typical little girl: playing with Polly Pockets and doll houses. I'm almost certain, if you looked up the definition of a girly girl, my name would be written in pink calligraphy with hearts surrounding it. By the age of 9, I decided it was time to fully embrace this. The Christmas of 4th grade, it was time to finally ask for the one thing I always dreamed of: A makeup kit. “Can I please have a makeup kit

produced “prefect girl’s bodies”, it takes you through each era. These photos show you how in the 1900’s how people wanted to be like Beyoncé, this was called the “it girl”. But now in the 2000’s the prefect figure has changed and now it is known as “The botty babe”, this is where it is relating to Nicki Minaj. This is where young girls are looking to change their bodies to look like these celebrities. With all the press people trying to live up to this standard in today’s society, this is why suicide

“Girl” , a short story written by Jamaica Kincaid, allows the reader a point of view from a strict, demanding mother to a young girl. The structure of “Girl” is displayed in a way that the reader captures the commanding tone the mother unleashes as well as a feministic perspective. This story is of relevance to my childhood growing up in a non-progressive household. Several examples regarding marriage, keeping up a household, and behaving like a lady were highlighted topics in the story as well as

world, particularly, Caribbean womankind. Partaking in reading the text Girl by. Jamaica Kincaid’s I gained the realization of how hard-hitting it is for Caribbean women to not be able to truly be themselves most of the time. It is comparable to being watched all the time and having people just waiting for the women to mess up their perfect image. There are numerous rules and regulations for Caribbean women as defined in Girl. In order for Caribbean Women to survive, they have to learn to perform

Too much Pressure on Teen Girls to have the Perfect Body. The perfect body for a teen in America would be identified as a flat stomach, tan skin, thigh gaps, small waist, and curvy figure. Clothes sizes are extra-small t-shirts, 00 pants/short. But the truth is, not everyone has this so called “perfect” body. It does not help that big named band stores are influencing this. Constantly girls are targeted to have a perfect body. Unfortunately, teen girls are overwhelmed by the pressure to look a certain

Jamaica Kincaid composed a short story called “Girl” and the brief narrative is about a stern mother teaching her young daughter life lessons as she is becoming a mature adolescent. The story is a laundry list of “women’s responsibilities”, such as doing household duties, knowing how to be nice to people you do and do not like and learning how to be a respectable individual in the Caribbean community. The mother is concerned that her daughter is on the urge of being promiscuous, so her next option

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

The Story “So I Ain’t No Good Girl” by Sharon Flake is a portion of the book and the scene stood out the most in the story. It caught my attention on how the setting and the characters made the scene flow. The main character of the story is on her way to her bus stop and she gets into a little confrontation with girls at her bus stop. Raheem her so called “Boyfriend” shows up and they have small talk about how she will cover up for him at school, since he isn’t going. The bus arrives and she gets