1. Girl by Jamaica Kincaid
Researchers find that female wading birds kill their offspring as a cause of social and/or environmental necessity. Every single day, thousands of women around the world force death upon the freedom of their daughters as a cause of social and/or environmental necessity. ... The slaughtering of the daughter's voice goes back to being a cause of social and environmental necessity. ... The behavior of a girl is always put under criticism; innocent actions such as playing marbles are viciously turned into scandalous behavior. Things that are acceptable for men become very close to sin for th...
- Word Count: 588
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Undergraduate