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   I am a terrible critical thinker and cannot figure out how the short story Girl embodies plot, setting and symbolism. help!!

  Posted by chicks73 on Nov 16, 2009 at 05:22 PM

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  What do you think is the value of the literary piece the and the form of literature they are written in, lasted and why are they so highly regarded?

  Posted by majkam on Oct 22, 2009 at 01:45 PM

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  How are the strategies that Jaimaca Kincaid use in "Girl", help her readers understand the overrall theme of the piece?

  Posted by erikaquintos on Oct 16, 2009 at 07:39 AM

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  How would you link Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" with Julia Alvarez's "Snow"?

  Posted by nixon10 on Sep 26, 2009 at 01:31 PM

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  In Girl by Jamaica Kincaid, what does the title of this piece suggest?    

  Posted by torres1958 on Aug 31, 2009 at 06:57 PM

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  How can you describe the relationship between the mother and her daughter in "Girl"?

  Posted by loveliterature on Apr 22, 2009 at 10:05 AM

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  How can I compare and contrast the two poems "girl" by Jamaica Kincaid and "first lesson" by Philip Booth?

  Posted by jcazallis on Apr 20, 2009 at 01:32 PM

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  What is the point of view in Kincaid's "Girl"?

  Posted by sampss20 on Feb 2, 2009 at 12:39 AM

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  What kind of statement does 'Girl' make about the conditioning of girls in a patriarchal society? Tell me the answer in 200 words please.

  Posted by sonalyadav2005 on Jan 31, 2009 at 10:48 PM

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  In "Girl", why did the mother keep on using the word "slut" when she could have used another word?

  Posted by theinsensitivewoman on Jan 20, 2009 at 06:25 AM

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  Can you identify 5 literary terms for this work?

  Posted by tbarnaby on Sep 17, 2008 at 07:43 PM

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  I need to know if anyone found any playfulness in the exchange in "Girl" or did it just sound harsh?

  Posted by mrosario34 on Sep 12, 2008 at 05:07 PM

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  According to the speaker in "Girl", what roles are men and women supposed to play?

  Posted by minivish on Jul 19, 2008 at 03:50 PM

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  What is the irony in "Girl,"  by Jamaica Kincaid?

  Posted by chucks09 on Jun 10, 2008 at 04:36 AM

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  Will someone please tell me what the bread and the baker represent in "Girl"?

  Posted by wayofwei on Mar 16, 2008 at 02:42 PM

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  How would you characterize the interaction, however slight, of these two speakers?

  Posted by hajihassa on Sep 30, 2007 at 06:30 PM

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  How is this ideal girl defined in the story Girl?

  Posted by hajihassa on Sep 23, 2007 at 08:32 PM

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  What is a central idea or concept in the book Girl by Jamaica Kincaid?

  Posted by peachez15 on Sep 13, 2007 at 06:42 PM

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  In what ways do you identify with the 'girl' in the story.

  Posted by francerockz on Jun 7, 2007 at 11:25 PM

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  What does this mean, "You mean to say that after all you are really going to be the kind of woman who the baker won't let near the bread"?

  Posted by simsim on Mar 27, 2007 at 05:03 PM

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  Who is the protagonist?

  Posted by moraloveu on Jan 29, 2007 at 04:58 PM

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  What is it like to read "Girl" for the first time? Describe the experience of reading a story without a narrator's voice to guide you.

  Posted by moraloveu on Jan 29, 2007 at 03:28 PM