Life and Debt

Postcolonialism: The Concept of Cultural Erasure, Inequality and Violence Colonization can be dated back to 1492 with the Spanish venture led by Columbus. Colonialism is defined as “The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically” (Oxford Dictionary).This expedition spread European influence worldwide, in places such as China, Lebanon, India, and Antigua. European influence is still prevalent

Gentle waves, lush greenery, and sun-soaked beaches, Antigua embodies your ideal holiday destination. But Jamaica Kincaid turns your paradise upside down in her new memoir A Small Place. Using her pen as a sword, Kincaid slashes Antigua’s façade of perfection into shreds and presses the blade against the throats of tourism, colonialism and corruption. Many denounce Kincaid’s latest book as an over attack, her gaze too penetrating and intimidating. The tone of voice continuously shifts throughout

In Jamaica Kincaid essay “On Seeing England for the First Time” conveys the contradiction of a young Antiguan women’s bitterness in her perspectives of learning about England versus exactly experiencing England. Furthermore, Kincaid presents the speaker’s voice as consistently bitter from the beginning by using subjective and sarcastic diction and convincing syntax. Through the first and second paragraph of the essay the narrator is very informative and directive. For example, Kinkaid’s tone seems

Jamaica kincaid has a new and interesting point of view to bring to us through her poetic writing style. She talks about postcolonialism and how her life was affected by it throughout all of the book she wrote, A Small Place. Often times Jamaica Kincaid talk about a woman's perspective and how postcolonialism is a period where men make the decisions this is a great example of where the readers can take time and analize her writings of Antigua through a feminists point of view and can help us to better

first learned about England and described England as a “very special jewel” (Kincaid 3). She also describes how England influences her entire life from a child. As she describes events about her that occurred throughout her life, her view starts to shift and the liking of England starts turning toward hatred. Kincaid describes England as the everything in her life. Wherever she goes, what she wears, how she eats is all taught to her, based off the English culture. Thus, Kincaid’s view starts to shift

Jamaica Kincaid is able to distinct herself from most essays in “The Ugly Tourist” by using a paradoxically haphazard sentence structure, repetition of certain words, and the use of second person. When first reading this essay sentences seem unbalanced and unstructured; for example, many sentences begin with conjunctions and one sentence almost covers a whole page. Kincaid decides to use such a unique, almost haphazard sentence structure to separate herself and her writing style from other writers

she once had. This internal conflict of a romanticized past clashing with a (what should be) new and improved lifestyle consumes the narrator’s mind. The narrator describes her first encounter with this new life with an almost cautious tone– she comments on how different her new way of life is (i.e. the fascination of the elevator and “eating food taken from a refrigerator” (Line 3)) but ultimately goes to bed because she “doesn't want to take in anything else” (Line 14). Even the sun (the same

In “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid, Kincaid explicitly describes the effects and consequences that imperialism had on Antigua, while implicitly condemning imperialism for the effects and consequences indigenous people endured through allegory. Examining the results of imperialism in a cultural aspect provides a deeper connection for the audience to fathom the struggle people of Antigua experienced. Kincaid illustrates herself as the main protagonist who directly speaks to the audience as if they

It’s hard to imagine someone’s personal experience without actually being the one enduring it; however, Jamaica Kincaid’s use of language contests other wise.Through intense imagery and emotional response, Jamaica Kincaid utilizes rhetorical appeals such as logos, pathos, and ethos, which successfully convinces her audience by creating a conversation between herself and the reader. Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place is an expression of her inner feelings on the transformation her hometown, Antigua

Antigua is a small island that was discovered in 1493, by Christopher Columbus. The natives that lived there were made slaves by the British and the economy thrived on producing sugar. In 1834 the British abolished slavery giving Antigua its independence. The sugar industry was failing so the economy relied on tourism. A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid is about Antigua. Kincaid narrates her novel in second person, blaming the tourists for ruining the culture of Antigua. Kincaid explains that the British