Think about the role of culture as reflected in Jamaica Kincaid’s prose poem, “Girl,” and Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use.” How do these writers explore African American culture in these works?

Think about the role of culture as reflected in Jamaica
Kincaid’s prose poem, “Girl,” and Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use.” How do
these writers explore African American culture in these works? What commonalities
and/or disparities resonate from these two literary selections? Is the use of culture as a
literary device effective? Take on one or more of these questions in a completely
structured and well-organized essay. Explain your ideas using the sources as support.
TOPIC #2: Mothers & Daughters (week 3): Think about the roles of mothers and
daughters as reflected in Jamaica Kincaid’s prose poem, “Girl,” and Alice Walker’s short
story, “Everyday Use.” What are these two writers trying to say about mother-daughter
roles and relationships between mothers and daughters? Has the relationship between
Black mothers and daughters changed over time? If so, how? For example, what views in
these writers’ texts have been maintained, and which views have been let go of,
forgotten, or transformed? Structure a well-developed essay answering one or more of
these questions. Support your ideas with documentation from the texts.

Structure a well-developed essay answering one or more of these questions. Support your
ideas with documentation from the texts.
Choose (1) of the above paper topics. Write an essay paper in which you use the selected
readings for each as primary sources to discuss and develop your essay response in a 2-3
page paper. Do NOT use outside sources. This is a literary analysis; you are analyzing
the texts. The paper should be your own ideas and developments.

Essay 1 must have a thesis statement, 3 major points developed in at least 3 body
paragraphs, and a conclusion.