On Seeing England for the First Time Jamaica Kincaid
On Seeing England for the First Time Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid (1949-) Born Elaine Potter Richardson in St. Johns,Antigua,completed her secondary education under the British system and left Antigua(before its Independence) when she was 17. As the eldest of four,and the only girl, she was apprenticed to a seamstress, then plucked from school,and sent to the US as an au pair(“really a servant'"互t婢， 指以授课、协助家务等换取膳宿的姑娘) changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid because her family disapproved of her writing
Jamaica Kincaid (1949- ) • Born Elaine Potter Richardson in St. Johns, Antigua, completed her secondary education under the British system and left Antigua (before its Independence) when she was 17. • As the eldest of four, and the only girl, she was apprenticed to a seamstress, then plucked from school, and sent to the US as an au pair (“really a servant”互婢， 指以授课、协助家务等换取膳宿的姑娘) • changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid because her family disapproved of her writing
Antigua(拉丁美洲岛国安提瓜) ·A lot more blacks than Cedar Grove white people; Saint John's Antigua ·A British colony till 1967. WiDikies Village Bolands glish Harbeur Town
Antigua（拉丁美洲岛国安提瓜） • A lot more blacks than white people; • A British colony till 1967
Kincaid on Colonialism Antigua Within the structure of the British educational system imposed upon Antiguans,Kincaid grew to "detest everything about England,except the literature” rage at colonialism the failure of Antigua independence: "You distorted or erased my history and glorified your own
Kincaid on Colonialism & Antigua • Within the structure of the British educational system imposed upon Antiguans, Kincaid grew to "detest everything about England, except the literature” • rage at colonialism & the failure of Antigua independence： – “You distorted or erased my history and glorified your own
Para.1 In the first paragraph of the passage, Kincaid uses a metaphor of a "jewel"to describe England and extends this figure of speech for several sentences.What connotations does jewel have in this context?
Para. 1 • In the first paragraph of the passage, Kincaid uses a metaphor of a "jewel" to describe England and extends this figure of speech for several sentences. What connotations does jewel have in this context?