I would like
to qualify Mshum's answer. She is
right, of course, that there is no narrative presentation of
setting,
description, or , but the implied setting of this story is very important.
Clearly,
the advice given to the daughter suggests the implied island setting
as well as its values and
routines. Critics suggest that the mother actually
symbolizes the repressive British
Colonialism, and that interpretation also
depends on the understanding of the island setting.
Students doing a close
reading of this story should go through it and cite specific clauses that
do
suggest its setting. Another possibility to consider is that instead of a , the story
could
be considered the girl's . Would the mother actually say all these
directives at once? It is
possible, of course, but it's also possible that
the girl hears all this advice in her head as
she reviews things her mother
has told her and other things she's observed in her mother's
behavior and
puts it all together.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
What is the point of view in Kincaid's "Girl"?
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