Jamaica Kincaid comes from the small island of Antigua, and the history
of this island influenced her writing of this poem. Antigua was under British
rule until the 1980’s, and the history of mistreatment of slaves and natives to
the land is extensive. This is paralleled in the poem “Girl”, for Kincaid is
showing a female who is being condemned and belittled, the same way the natives
of Antigua were mistreated for centuries. The girl is somewhat of a symbol for
the island of Antigua and its people.
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