Jun 19, 1978 · Fiction, from 1978: “This is how to love a man, and if this doesn't work there are other ways.”

“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid from Charters, Ann, Ed. The Story and its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. 6th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. Page ...

"Girl" is a short story written by Jamaica Kincaid that was included in At the Bottom of the River (1983). It appeared in the June 26, 1978 issue of The New ...

Oct 29, 2014 · "Girl" is a conversation between mother and daughter. The mother explains to her daughter with brutal honesty, the expectations that society has ...

In this very short story, which runs to just a couple of pages, a mother offers advice to her teenage daughter about how to behave like a proper woman. 'Girl' ...

“Girl” consists of a single sentence of advice a mother imparts to her daughter, only twice interrupted by the girl to ask a question or defend herself.

Oct 14, 2017 · Where do you think this story takes place? What are the clues? Even if you aren't familiar with the culture, why do the mother and daughter feel ...

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Oct 13, 2023 · The girl represents Kincaid in her youth. The short story shows that the mother prescribes behaviors that she deems appropriate for females. She ...

“Girl”, a 1978 short story by Antiguan-American author Jamaica Kincaid, is a one-sentence, 650-word monologue in which a mother delivers a series of ...