Inquiry: From what lenses do you operate as a reader while reading A Small Place? What's the dominant lens through which you experience the text and why? Share out when finished.
Large Group
How does the narrative structure of the first half compare with the narrative structure of the second half?
What effect does using the second person narration have? Reference the text to support your claims.
Small group
- What does Kincaid’s language regarding “The Occident” indicate? (p. 31)
- Explain Occident vs. Orient briefly
- How does Kincaid’s description of Antigua illustrate the themes of the text? (p. 23-top of 27)
- Looking at the beginning of the first full paragraph on p. 27, what is the purpose and impact of the parenthetical phrase (black people) and (black person)?
- What is Kincaid’s discussion of monkeys on page 37 symbolic of?
- What are the different systems Kincaid calls out and what impact did they have on Antigua and Kincaid? Reference the text.
Recap: Revisit SAS with a focus on tone. How does Kincaid’s tone influence the narrative of the text, and your perception of Antigua and the world as the audience? What other formal choices are key? Other observations?
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