In the short story "To Da-duh in Memoriam" by Paule Marshall, the narrator is a girl from New York who has come to visit her grandmother, nicknamed Da-duh, on the island of Barbados. Da-duh forms a special attachment to the girl, and they take daily walks together. At first, Da-duh dominates the conversation by proudly pointing out the unique foliage, fruits, and other sights of her area. However, the narrator gradually begins to impress her grandmother with her description of the architectural and technological wonders of New York.

The story mentions in a few places that Da-duh lives in the parish of St. Thomas, which is the name of a real parish in Barbados. Marshall first writes of St. Thomas in reference to the relatives who have come with Da-duh to greet the visitors from New York:

They were our relatives, most of them from St. Andrew, although Da-duh herself lived in St. Thomas.

Later, as they are riding on a lorry from the airport to Da-duh's home, they pass tall stands of sugar cane that the narrator refers to as "giant weeds." Da-duh says that the canes are pretty, though, and adds: "Yes, but wait till you see the canes we grow in St. Thomas." Da-duh's greatest pride seems to be in the indigenous plants that grow in Barbados, especially near her home, but do not grow naturally in New York.