The Little Girl

Jamaica Kincaid, the author of the short story “Girl,” was raised on the island of Antigua. During the time in which she was raised, Antigua was influenced by the British government. Because of the British control, Kincaid was raised in a culture immersed in the ideals of oppression and slavery. Being an African American woman in Antigua during the rule of the British government influenced how she wrote later in life. She eventually moved to America and landed a job as a writer for The New…

Bibliography Anschutz, Doeschka, and Rutger Engels. "The Effects Of Playing With Thin Dolls On Body Image And Food Intake In Young Girls."Sex Roles 63.9/10 (2010): 621-630. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Jan. 2016. This was a study conducted to observe the effect that playing with Barbie dolls had on girls ages six to ten. The study was conducted on several young Dutch girls. These girls were randomly assigned to play with a thin doll, an average-sized doll, or Legos in an area where no dolls…

her. In return, she becomes apathetic towards him. The man is selfish, and he does not consider the lady’s feelings. The man thinks he can treat her anyhow he chooses because he is a male and she is nothing but a female. Also, the story “Boys and girls”…

“Be the strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.” Every woman is born an independent soul. She goes through her own metamorphosis starting from a caterpillar who is afraid, to flying all over the places like a butterfly. She sees the world in two different lenses. Grete, is an example of the strong and independent girl that Swift…

expressively disappointed on how today’s society labels young girls wanted to be girly, princesses, ext. She gives many examples that have happened to her daughter. She states that multiple people had called her daughter princess, been given a pink balloon without her having any say in what color she wanted. Labeling her as the “Ideal” female child by today’s standards. Mrs. Orenstein then continues that it’s not only towards female girls but to boys as well. She went on to say that child…

In the bluest eye a little girl receives a doll for Christmas that she doesn’t want. Throughout the story she complains about the expectations placed on her and rebels by treating the doll and others differently than the way people expect her to. Toni Morrison uses the Christmas gift, the doll, to highlight what she perceives to be proof that gender is socially constructed and is used to control women. When the little girl receives the doll for Christmas she is unsure how to act towards it and…

Jane due to her authenticity. For example, on page 86-89 Holden states, “She was a funny girl, old Jane. I wouldn’t exactly describe her as strictly beautiful… You never even worried, with Jane”. What Holden meant when he said…

Girls who identify with heroines try to emulate heroines’ sexuality; this imitation could cause an unhealthy self-esteem because girls will worth their sexuality more than anything else. Unfortunately, comics did not want heroines to look masculine; instead, they wanted heroines to use their sexuality and bodies as a form of power against villains. According to Gilroy, she states, “[Batgirl] also makes clear that her superheroic sexuality, like all other aspects of her identity, is a performance…

strait in her tracks. Even before she was born, whenever a song came on the radio, she would kick. He parents knew that, even before she was born, that she had a love for music. "You know" the mother would whisper, rubbing her stomach. "These little girls might even be on Broadway! We…

who transitioned from childhood to adulthood. The rite of passage that I witnessed was a Quinceanera, a Quinceanera is a coming of age celebration/ceremony that symbolizes a girls transition from childhood to adulthood/womanhood. The event started with a mass, although I was not present at the mass, my friend, the birthday girl, told me that the importance of the mass was to receive a blessing from God and ask Him for guidance as she enters a new chapter in her life (adulthood/womanhood). After…