Girl

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1978

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What ideals of femininity and womanhood does the mother in Kincaid’s “Girl” impart to her daughter? Given the representation of the mother figure, how do you think Kincaid wants us as readers to view this perspective?

What effect do the intermittent Caribbean terms thrown into the text have on readers? What intended effect may Kincaid have been going for in using them?

What effect does the syntax used in the text have on the reader’s experience? How does the syntax affect the text’s message or meaning?