A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaids A Small Place focuses on her cynical views toward politics, pauperisation and tourism in Antigua. Kincaid begins by telling the readers about the islands born(p) beauty the sunny sky and strong weather, and the picturesque nature. She then, encourages the reader to look beneath the islands beauty to discover and get to know the real declare of the people and their culture.The reader is addressed as you all throughout the book. Kincaid would like the reader to understand the peoples poorness and their culture, which is highly influenced by the English colonizers, and the political system riddled with corruption. She challenges the reader to look beyond the lifelike beauty of the island to discover and acknowledge its ugly side. All throughout the book, the authors opinions, views, criticisms and comments regarding these three issues are apparent.The authors narrative is level(p) with bitterness and sarcasm, particularly when relating about the islands compound p asta and the presents dependence on tourism as a source of income. Kincaids tone changes when she recalls memories that are precious to her as a child. But predominantly, she writes with indignation.This paper will address Kincaids narrative and criticism against tourism, poverty, and politics through the books content, setting, theme, major characters, and symbolism.ContentA Small Place is not strictly dissever into titled regions. Instead, there are four untitled sections that tackle different aspects. In the first section, the yarn was about being a hypothetical tourist in Antigua, the authors birthplace. Antigua is then draw as an island of great, natural beauty.As a tourist, you only see the beautiful sights and the positive aspects of the people and the island. You dont program your mind to think of the natives opposite than the usual warm and welcoming hosts, and as the people to serve your needs.The narrative in this section is level(p) with insider knowledge, often ab out the harsh reality that a tourist doesnt see. These include the poverty of the people, the corruption and iniquitous activities of some of the islands mansion owners who Kincaid claims are drug lords, and references to why most of the cars in the island are Japanese made. This section ends at the hotel and the authors opinion about a tourists moral ugliness.In the next chapter, the author brings back memories of the old island, which she described as a colony of Great Britain. The author highlights the racism in the island and how the locals loved the English culture. wiz of this sections main points is the authors derision against the fuss the people made over Princess Margarets visit when Kincaid was just a child.The colonial mentality of the Antiguans was criticized. For the Antiguans, the author says, bad behavior is not bad so long as it was an Englishman who connected it. At the end of the section, the author relates colonialism to the present impoverished state of Antig ua.It was in the second section that Kincaid asked why people like her cant forget the past? She calls the readers attention to the British colonial system, and condemns the human trading in the past. Her ancestors, she said, were dragged to Antigua as chained slaves. According to Kincaid, slavery will never be forgotten because understructureal reminders remained in the island. The Barclays bank is an example of trading firm that made its fortunes from bartering humans like they were goods.After amassing wealth through the sales agreement of slaves, the Barclays went into banking and continues to be prosperous up until the present. Whats more ironic to Kincaid is the fact that Barclays is a major financial institution in Antigua that provides loans and fundings to the descendants of the slaves they traded years ago. While the slaves made them rich, it is their descendants who are making Barclays continue to be rich.