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Jamaica Kincaid
Each and every decision we make in life is based on some past experience that we have had. ... After beginning my research on Jamaica Kincaid, I began to notice connections between her past and her work, “Girl,” through family, culture, and her other works.
Jamaica Kincaid was born as Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson in 1949 on the small island of Antigua, West Indies where she lived with her stepfather and her mother. ... As an only child, Kincaid maintained a close relationship with her mother until the age of nine, when the first of her three brothers were born. Kincaid states, “[My mother] said that she had to be more rough with me than with the boys because I was a girl” (Joanne Kaufman 109). ... I think people in that part of the world have humiliation and pain visited upon them to an incredible degree, and in turn they visit on their children” says Jamaica Kincaid (David Holmstrom 14). Jamaica Kincaid grew up very poor and was sent to the United States by her mother at the age of 17 to help provide finances for her family. ... After her work for the families, she began to write under the name Jamaica Kincaid. ... Even after her mother’s death, Jamaica Kincaid still feels the pressure from her and believes that her mother does not want her to live happily (Diane Weathers). ... As a child, Kincaid felt first-hand the negative effects of British colonialism as the colonists attempted to turn Antigua in England and the native into English without regard for the native culture or homeland. Kincaid was angry because she felt that the Antiguans failed to fully achieve their independence and did not adopt the positive aspects of colonialism, like a good educational system which might have helped the population better their lives. ...
Jamaica Kincaid’s most popular pieces of writing are Annie John, A Small Place, and At the Bottom of the River, which “Girl” is part of.
Approximate Word count = 1581
Approximate Pages = 6.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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