Wednesday, April 9, 2008

A girl point of view>>>>

The essay "Girl" is very interesting nad it speaks the truth. I think Kincaid is a very strong writer, she is stern and believes what she says. In the essay, the mother is the primary speaker, based on the volume of her comments, but it is clear that the daughter is the protagonist; the story is written in such a way that the reader responds along with daughter to the mother's comments, which take the form of a series of lessons; the point of the lessons, according to the mother, is to teach her daughter to behave properly and not to act, as she terms it, like a slut. Each series of orders concludes with a follow-up question or negative statement in which the mother shows her disapproval toward her daughter.
The mother continues to show her daughter how to do things. The part that caught my eye the most, was when she mentioned " like a slut". I thought was deep, and it also shows how she doesn't want her daughter to be. I don't think any mother wants their daughter to be a slut. I like the fact the writer said it like it is, their was no holding back to what was on her mind, and I respect her for that.

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