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Jamaica Kincaid 's Girl : A Character Sketch

A quick scan on the entirety of Jamaica Kincaid 's Girl ' already reveals that the daughter or the girl ' is a black girl . The first two sentences states how the mother reminds her daughter that she Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on the stone heap wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothesline to dry (Kincaid . In the first two statements , the speaker already reveals that the person she is addressing

her instructions to is a girl of color . Her mother shows her to segregate not only the white clothes from the colored clothes but rather she is teaching her how she must know how she is segregated from the white people as well

Upon completion of the dialogue , it can be concluded that the age of the girl ranges from six to eight years old . don 't squat down to play marbles you are not a boy , you know (Kincaid )The fact that she still plays marbles demonstrates her youth . Girls mostly act like boys while playing outdoor games around the age of six years old . It is also clear in the text that the mother reiterates her vision of her daughter as a future slut as she always reminds her to try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming . This reveals that the girl is probably very irresponsible with her...