“A Room of One’s Own” almost overwhelmed and turned me off with the narrator’s initial rambling about her trespassing. But then as I continued reading, the story jump started my imagination and made me thought about the numerous “what if” … Continue reading
It seems to me that Virginia Woolf likes the theory of cause and effect. For example, “Next came beef with its attendant greens and potatoes…suggesting the rumps of cattle in a muddy market.” She always tries to figure out the … Continue reading
In reading Girl by Jamaica Kincaid I couldn’t help but think about my anthropology class and the recent section of Gender, Sex and Sexuality that we have been discussing in class. This piece reminded me of gender expectations of certain … Continue reading
Kincaid’s “Girl” is something that I feel like many girls can identify with. Growing up, our mother’s are usually over protective of us. They teach us how to become proper young ladies and they make sure that we do not … Continue reading
Growing up in St John’s, Antigua. I feel like Jamaica Kincaid grew up in a traditional home. Where women are suppose to be house wives and learn to be a women at a young age. This still exist, but … Continue reading
I found Kincaid’s style of writing very interesting. Her short story was really one long sentence with the exception of some semi colons. I think Kincaid does this on purpose. She’s overwhelming the reader, the same way she’s overwhelming the … Continue reading
Most girls with a mother figure can relate to the story in that they must have heard at least some variation of the commands and domestic advice given in the story. “Do this so that men will like you, do … Continue reading
“Girl” is a great work that shows how women are brought up to meet certain expectations in some societies. What makes this work great is that it is really simple and fathomable to see such events happening. The use of … Continue reading
On the first read of Gertrude Stein’s portraits I was unsure of how to approach the text. I wasn’t sure what type of cadence to use when trying to rummage the barrage of repetitive words and phrases. But then I … Continue reading
A Portrait by definition is a “pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face.” or “relating to, or being a document having the vertical dimension longer than the horizontal dimension.” (Merriam-Webster). To write a complete portrait I … Continue reading
