1. Essay Response to Girl by Jamaica Kincaid
For example, the mother says, "always eat your food in such a way that it won't turn someone else's stomach [and] don't eat fruits on the streets-flies will follow you." One might assume that the mother is telling her daughter to eat like a lady- have manners and maybe not eat too quickly or spill on herself- instead of perhaps eating like a barbarian with no table etiquette. Also, by telling her daughter to not eat fruit on the streets because flies will follow, it's reasonable to presume that she wants to let her daughter know that trailing flies will make her s...
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