Bitter Memories: Reflections on "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid
Reading Jamaica Kincaid's work on her island of Antigua I couldn't help remembering some childhood experiences. When I was seven years old my life took a turn for the worse when my parents divorced. It so happened that my father was a heroine addict that left my mother with an endless amount of debt and no intentions of providing child support. That forced my mother to go back to living with her parents with two children to care for. That experience left me with a deep sense of how unfair life could be and it made me lash out against the people least responsible for our situation.
The tone of "A Small Place" gives me the sense that Jamaica is projecting some of her frustrations on the audience while remembering her own childhood in Antigua. I can understand her desire to lash out. Maybe it is the only way she feels she can get the attention of the people who can improve the issues of her country. However, I'm of the opinion that anger and bitterness should be aimed at the people most responsible and not at people who only wish to have a good time on their vacation.
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ResponderBorrarThank you for sharing your story of frustration and bitterness. For the class work, make sure you include more details about the work and Kincaid's points. Also, add the missing posts on your primary (home) page because you are missing the first two and other details. Look on nice net for the blog directions (evaluation guidelines).
ResponderBorrarJamaica Kincaid maybe was angry because she love Antigua and she doesn't like go back and found a place that doesn't looks like the place she left when she was a child. She's criticism the problems on the island.
ResponderBorrarI think the tone Kincaid used was to capture the readers attention and to make them think about the things they do when they are in vacation as a tourist like being ignorant, just thinking about themselves, having a good time without looking at the hard working people making it possible for them to enjoy their stay.
ResponderBorrarLife can be unfair but we should learn to appreciate what we have! Jamaica uses a bitter tone to express her feelings and as Yari said "calls the readers attention".
ResponderBorrarWe may not have everything, but God gives us a next day. That should be more than enough.
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