Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid is the author of the shot story we have recently read entitled, "Girl". Ms. Kincaid is a author of novels, short stories, and non fiction that relate to past relationships, personal history, gender and race. Although, she dropped out of college, Ms. Kincaid has been very successful. She work for Ingenue, a teen magazine and the Village Voice. She later wrote as a staff writer for the New Yorker, has written over several books, and is now a visiting lecturer at Harvard University.
Background on Slavery and Colonialism in the West Indies
*This information is important because, it gives you a sense of where the author is coming from which gives you a better understanding of the story.*
Background on Slavery and Colonialism in the West Indies
- -Europeans brought Africans to the Caribbean Islands (1600-1700) to work as slaves.
- -In one of her books she exemplifies this process by saying "large ships filled up with human cargo."
- -She also states that the human beings were, "forced to work under conditions that were cruel and inhuman, they were beaten, they were murdered, they were sold, their children were taken from them and these separations lasted forever…"
*This information is important because, it gives you a sense of where the author is coming from which gives you a better understanding of the story.*
