Girl
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes Gender and Domesticity Authenticity and Femininity Sexuality Caribbean Culture and Tradition Class
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Characters
All Characters Mother Girl
Terms
All Terms Bare-head Benna Dasheen Doukona Pepper Pot Wharf-rat Boys
Symbols
All Symbols Bread Slut
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Genre Idioms Irony Mood Motifs Setting Situational Irony Style Tone
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Girl

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Jamaica Kincaid

Girl Study Guide

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Sutton, Mary. "Girl." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 26 Feb 2018. Web. 13 Jul 2025.

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