Analysis of Girl by Jamaica Kincaid

“On Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming.” This particular line from Jamaica Kincaid’s story Girl quickly drew my attention. Most of what I had read otherwise sounded very much like what a tough mom would dictate to a young daughter. However, all of the slut references has me a little confused.

I believe that most conversations between mothers and daughters is probably a little less abrasive and the content is more modern. However, the basic idea is about the same. Young girls are a much less likely to take in barked orders like what is read in Girl considering a higher value on independence exists in present day. This story almost sounds like a compressed version of facts from several conversations.

If you were to consider disapproval or maybe a guilt trip mixed into the conversation then this may make it more relatable to modern day. Mothers of any time period disapprove of something that their daughters are or are not doing all the time. Certain styles that come in to fashion today for a daughter