Write a 3-4 page essay in which you analyze one of the following topics as presented in Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place. Your essay must have a carefully conceived thesis statement that appears at the end of your first paragraph. You must provide textual evidence, such as direct quotations to support your argument. In addition, you must refer to at least two secondary sources to support your argument. Documentation of sources should follow the format established by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Avoid plot summary.
Close-mindedness of locals
The role of memory
Colonialism versus Neocolonialism
Government corruption in Antigua
Tourism
Guiding questions:
What events take place in the work that illustrate this idea?
What do characters do and say that help to illustrate this idea?
What does the narrator say that helps illustrate this idea?
