Feminist Criticism - Kelsey Villarino

I chose "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid because it very blatantly showed a certain point of view. Even though I liked the structure and the way this story is told in one long sentence, you can't help but feeling like you're being yelled at. An older women is clearly teaching a young girl how to run a household and keep the man of the house satisfied. These rules are the only way a young girl in this environment will survive. Elaine Showalter, a leading voice in feminist criticism, has four models to critique and assess women's writing. I would choose the cultural model to analyze "Girl"; it investigates how society shapes women's goals, responses, and points of view. Centuries have told women in these positions how their lives are supposed to go and that they are only on this earth to provide for man. Society is a huge force against women of this time period and environment, telling them what is wrong and what is right.