Perspectives

Postcolonial writing

Jamaica Kincaid’s text A Small Place can be placed in the genre of postcolonial nonfiction. This genre deals with the culture and societies of former colonies, and investigates the impacts of colonialism on psychology, language, and social structures. Antigua is a former British colony, whic…

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Textual perspectives

For another example of Jamaica Kincaid’s writing, you could have a look at her short story “Girl”. In the short story, an Antiguan mother offers advice to her daughter about how to behave properly. Since the story seems to take place during the time when Antigua was a British colony, we notice a clash between Antiguan traditions and British education. The same contrast between the Antiguan and Western perspective can also be seen in A Small P…