“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “If” by Rudyard Kipling, have many similarities as well as many differences. The similarities and differences that will be compared are the theme, speaker, and the parent’s meaning. “Girl” and “If” will be compared because although they are very similar to each other they have many differences, and although they may seem mostly the same there are many differences between them. The themes in “Girl” and “If” consist of the same concept. Both have the aspect of being respectable and seen as a “good” person. However, in “Girl” it is explaining the stereotypes or aspects of being a mature and acceptable woman, while “If” is referring to the mindset of a man so he has a good personality and good control over
