Girl

In the story, “Girl” written by Jamaica Kincaid reflect that of a mother, who by her own past experiences and repression of being a women during her time guides to chasten her daughter to modern ways and current social views. The author from the beginning lets us know how women should behave, dress, and their expected duties; or at least the way she feels the daughter in this story should retain such etiquette. The main theme is that the mother is letting her daughter know how to be a ladylike…

Cosmetics seem to be a rite of passage for all girls transitioning to teenagers. They are inspired by the beautifully enhanced models in magazines and the filtered celebrities they follow on their mobile phones. While the famous are beautiful, the average person does not resemble their features, even if they want to. From Natalie Portman to Tyra Banks, cosmetics companies employ fresh, famous faces to promote and advertise their product. But do cosmetic companies prey on the innocence and the…

grows up within the inner city of Philadelphia, they must be content with external forces in order to fit in with the social organization of life and violence. In the book, Why Girls Fight: Female Youth Violence in the Inner City by Cindy D. Ness insightfully talks about the street fights within low income areas between young girls. When young women are in a situation where violence could break out, they are given the choice to step up or back off. Violence for these young women living in the…

The All-American Girl When I was little, I was a bit of a weird child. I didn’t like typical girly things, like Barbies or Polly Pockets. I didn’t really play with toys at all. I prefered to boss people into playing pretend with me, where I’d always be the teacher or the surgeon or the lead actress in a play I wrote. For Christmas and birthdays, I typically asked for the usual; clothes, a pony, toys I had seen on TV. But that year all I wanted was one thing: an American Girl doll. It seemed…

palette, Disney princess nail salon, and Pink Fizz cosmetic set. All of these toys are marketed to little girls, many of whom haven’t even reached kindergarten. By middle school, the majority of these same girls have skipped over the awkward blue eyeshadow phase and gone straight to contouring. It’s like they’ve had years of practice. Oh wait. They have. From the day they were born these girls have been thrown in dresses and bows. They were told not to jump in puddles so they don’t get dirty.…

America’s children that 'playing like a girl ' means you 're a badass” (“Huffington Post” 1). Even with the president saying that it is awesome for girls to play sports, many girls still choose not to participate. The reasons for this could be safety reasons or transportation issues, but it is important that girls stay in sports. In order to keep girls in sports, it is vital that they should have positive role models but with the sexualization of women in athletics, girls are missing out on the…

Mothers, grandmothers, and stepmothers play an important role in every child 's life. They show and tell their child what to do. In the short story “Girl,” written by Jamaica Kincaid, a mother is doing just that. She is telling her daughter what to do and how to do it.“Girl” is more complex than a simple list of instructions and how-to’s. In Kincaid’s work, she dives deeply into the perspective of a young woman living in a poor country during the late 1970s as well as the girl’s mother’s…

Pygmalion In the Pygmalion, a Flower Girl talks differently from everyone else. She’s talks this way because of where she is from. The note taker’s profession was recognizing and studying the way people talk, and tracing it back to where they’re from. This Flower Girl has a different way of speaking, so, he studied her. Later on, he tried convincing her to let him teach her how to talk the way these people did. Why? Because he knew she would be looked down upon. As a result, she wouldn’t be…

#wishlistgirls, #rinse and #paypigs. In return she offers appearances on camera or sexual pictures for men who enjoy the concept of financial domination. She has wish lists of underwear, fetish costumes and high-heel shoes,” (“Revealed: How British Teenage Girls Are Exchanging Sexual Selfies Online for Gifts”). Young women do not realize the consequences that come with exposing themselves on the internet.…

viewed as a weakness, but through the symbolism and characterizations of the Mirabal girls, Alvarez displays how femininity can function as a hidden strength. The Mirabal girls face challenges that any revolutionary might expect, with the added attacks on their abilities because of their femininity. Instead of being discouraged and abandoning their womanhood to adopt a masculine, heroic-archetype demeanor, the girls use their supposed “weakness” to their strengths. Since the beginning, Minerva…