The short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid only contains two characters; a mother and a daughter. Moreover, the short story “Girl” is Jamaica Kincaid’s first published work. Also, the story focuses on the female gender, African American race, the importance of how others recognize you, and how you identify yourself. The story represents an everyday African American female expectation of how to behave, cook, clean, and other domestic performances demand by their mothers, so they do not ruin their reputation…
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