The movie employs voice and music, the two most important elements of film sound, in order to enrich the narrative with familial, generational, and cultural differences. ... This scene demonstrates the use of a technique called inaudibility, as the loud hip-hop music playing in the background neither interferes with the girls' dialogues nor contradicts their actions. ...
Both Walker and Kincaid, using very different narratives, suggest that being a successful mother involves so much more than simply preaching to your children about how to live; Both short stories seem to suggest that successful motherhood depends upon letting children find their own way, even though this may lead to severe pain and consequences. ... In this short story narrative, the "girl" lists her mother's commands on how to live her life as a sort of pure and respectable woman. ... Making this slut shaming technique even more odd is the fact that the mother seems to believe...
