Girl
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All Themes Gender and Domesticity Authenticity and Femininity Sexuality Caribbean Culture and Tradition Class
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All Characters Mother Girl
Terms
All Terms Bare-head Benna Dasheen Doukona Pepper Pot Wharf-rat Boys
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All Symbols Bread Slut
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Girl

by Jamaica Kincaid
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  • Gender and Domesticity Theme Icon
    Gender and Domesticity
  • Authenticity and Femininity Theme Icon
    Authenticity and Femininity
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    Sexuality
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    Caribbean Culture and Tradition
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    Class
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  • Mother
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  • Bare-head
  • Benna
  • Dasheen
  • Doukona
  • Pepper Pot
  • Wharf-rat Boys
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    Bread
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    Slut
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  • Alliteration
  • Genre
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Dasheen Term Analysis

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– Most commonly known as taro, dasheen is a root vegetable popular in China, Japan, and the West Indies. The vegetable looks similar to a potato and can be fried, roasted, boiled, mashed, and grated. Its young leaves are also edible and can be steamed, boiled, or sautéed, like spinach.
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