Dec 29, 2009
Like Kincaid's other short stories, “Girl” is extremely brief and can hardly be said to have a plot, although the reader can easily imagine a dramatic context in which this monologue might be spoken. The central voice is that of the unnamed mother; the reader must assume that the “girl” of the title is her daughter, although the relationship is never stated. Twice the daughter's voice (indicated by italics) interrupts the mother to protest the implications of her instructions, but the mother continues her directions.
The mother is directing her daughter about how to live...
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