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by
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica
Kincaid
Jamaica
Kincaid was born on the Caribbean island of Antigua,
a former British colony. Read the information
on Kincaid and her life on Antigua at this Web
site, sponsored by Emory University. How has Kincaid’s
life influenced her writing? Write a one-paragraph
answer in the Web
Links Activity Log.
Generations
of Women
This
Web site contains an excerpt from a book about
mothers and daughters. In this excerpt, Jamaica
Kincaid and her mother and daughter reflect on
their relationships with one another. Read the
excerpt and then write a poem about your relationship
with a family member or about the kind of relationship
you would like to have someday with a child of
your own.
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