MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN A SMALL PLACE BY JAMAICA KINCAID
Keywords:
A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid, Identity, Memory, AntiguaAbstract
This essay explores the themes of memory and identity in A Small Place (1988) by Jamaica Kincaid. In order to understand how both themes interact, the role of language is analyzed along with the concepts of discourse, colonialism, tourism and freedom. The essay incorporates Ann Hua’s (2005) feminist theory of memory and identity, Foucault’s concept of “counter-memory” (1975-1976), and the relationship between language and power as expressed by Frantz Fanon (1967). Additionally, it examines Quijano Anibal’s (2007) concept of the “colonization of the imaginary” and the notion of the “tourist gaze” as presented by Urry (1990). At last, for the purpose of understanding how the author’s identity is asserted, it has been selected some passages from the book that explore the past and the present of Antigua. These excerpts illustrate the connection between the author’s identity and the destruction of Antigua.
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