“A Jamaican Story,” by Malcolm Gladwell tries to persuade you that success is a result of multiple opportunities and your cultural legacy. Gladwell proves that many opportunities leads to success by analyzing how Joyce Gladwell’s success was impacted by W.M. MacMillan, the timing of her birth, Daisy Nation, the student that gave up her scholarship, Mr. Chance, being a Jamaican slave instead of American, and to having lighter colored skin.
First, Joyce Gladwell’s success was impacted by W.M. MacMillan. W.M. MacMillan wrote a book that critiqued England’s school system. Very few scholarships were available and the cost of private schooling was very expensive for everyone except the higher class students. His book Warning from the West Indies, …show more content…
Joyce Gladwell’s success was also a result of her mother, Daisy Nation. Daisy realized that Saint Hilda’s was a very good school and made up her mind that she was going to send her children there. Instead of playing outside with the kids in the neighborhood, she had them tutored by Archdeacon Hay. They learned all of the material that was necessary for high school so they could hopefully be awarded a scholarship. Joyce Gladwell did not receive a scholarship but her parents sent her anyway and hoped they would be able to find the money. It turned out that one of the girls had won two scholarships and the second would be given to Joyce. Mr. Chance also played a role in her ability to get an education. There was no student loan programs and their family was very tight on money. Mr. Chance lent them an enormous amount of money because he knew Daisy would pay him back and she had taught many children at Harewood School. This allowed them to continue attending Saint Hilda’s. Joyce’s success is also due to her cultural legacy. Her great-great-grandmother was a Jamaican slave and received more opportunities than American slaves did. She worked on a coffee plantation and was able to have relationships with the landowner. In America, these
First, Joyce Gladwell’s success was impacted by W.M. MacMillan. W.M. MacMillan wrote a book that critiqued England’s school system. Very few scholarships were available and the cost of private schooling was very expensive for everyone except the higher class students. His book Warning from the West Indies, …show more content…
Joyce Gladwell’s success was also a result of her mother, Daisy Nation. Daisy realized that Saint Hilda’s was a very good school and made up her mind that she was going to send her children there. Instead of playing outside with the kids in the neighborhood, she had them tutored by Archdeacon Hay. They learned all of the material that was necessary for high school so they could hopefully be awarded a scholarship. Joyce Gladwell did not receive a scholarship but her parents sent her anyway and hoped they would be able to find the money. It turned out that one of the girls had won two scholarships and the second would be given to Joyce. Mr. Chance also played a role in her ability to get an education. There was no student loan programs and their family was very tight on money. Mr. Chance lent them an enormous amount of money because he knew Daisy would pay him back and she had taught many children at Harewood School. This allowed them to continue attending Saint Hilda’s. Joyce’s success is also due to her cultural legacy. Her great-great-grandmother was a Jamaican slave and received more opportunities than American slaves did. She worked on a coffee plantation and was able to have relationships with the landowner. In America, these