Saturday, April 21, 2012

What is the feminist perspective of "Girl"?

In Kincaid's "Girl," the narrative perspective is that of
a mother giving her daughter life lessons in how to grow up to be a respectable woman. 
The lessons include a focus on domestic roles, sexuality, image, and personal identity. 
From a feminist perspective, a reader could analyze the implied gender roles that the
story suggests throughout the narrative.  Further, a reader could also explore the
definitions of respectability that are suggested by the story In the final line of the
story, the mother asks her daughter if she will really just turn out to be a woman whom
the baker won't let near the bread, implying that only women who are socially respected
will be allowed such graces. 

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