Essays on Jamaica Kincaid

There are many issues within the sex. A lot of queer studies show it. Some stories like, “girl “ and “Love “prove how one another is supposed to be like based on gender. Some of the stories prove that gender plays a role in this…

Gender roles in America don’t exist so much so as a standard but as an idea, the idea of a woman to be submissive and for a man to be dominant, the idea that masculinity equates to dominance and strength while femininity equates to weak…

In the story, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, the premise and tone reflect that of a mother, who by her own past experiences and repression of being a woman in her time and tradition, administers guide to her own daughter in a changing world, to chasten…

“Clothes Make a Man” by Xavier Herbert, “The Land of Sad Oranges” by Ghassan Kanafani, “The Intruder” by Jorge Luis Borges, and “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe are all examples of stories that have a historical connection. However, none of these works of literature have…

One would think that after centuries of living, humanity is no different now than what we read about in the dark ages, where women were to be seen and not heard. Society, as we know, has had a role for the women to play, a…

Kincaid grows up in a place where England colonization had taken place, it’s called Antigua, a small island in the Caribbean. Since this island has been colonized, Kincaid and all the other children are taught all about England, a place they have never seen or…

“Who am I?”, “Who are we?”, “What am I?” and “What are we?”. These are 4 of the most prevalent questions asked throughout from the time humans have been able to think and discern. And for eons, we have tried to answer them through literature,…

In the essay, On Seeing England for the First Time, Jamaica Kincaid gives off a tone of being conquered, yet resistant to the power of the English. Kincaid attracts the reader by writing about a different array of issues and we are able to see…

The novel, Annie John, by Jamaica Kincaid shows how a young girl’s relationship with her mother changes as she goes through puberty. Annie John, the 12 year old girl, develops mentally and physically, but also starts to become distant from her mother who she has…

Annie John is a novel written by Jamaica Kincaid in 1985. The book is a coming of age story as it depicts the life of a young girl named Annie John as she shifts from her childhood to her adolescence. At first, the book shows…