Guide:
Write an analytical essay on Jamaica Kincaids books “Annie John” and “My Brother” that focuses on Annie’s and Kincaid‘s development in life. Identify the theme given below and show how the thesis is developed in each text. Start the essay by mentioning the major support points you will make to prove the thesis in both works.
“Nothing you have experienced in the past is unimportant; accepting and appreciating all the things that you have been trough in life, all that life has given you, all that you have experienced in life, and accepting your past, your roots, your history, is what makes you the person you are NOW. The person you are Now is made up of all you have been through and where you come from. Accept this, appreciate your past, carry it with you, to build your self.”
Kincaids‘ life and the successful writer she has become today is because of accepting who she has been before, and appreciating, learning from all that she has been through in life and in her childhood.
Clearly, prove this with quotes and events in the both of the books, and show that in order to be satisfied with who you are now and today, you have to accept and always hold on to who you were, your past and where you come from.
Use these ideas: hold on to your past to prepare for the future – appreciate/understand your past so that you know why things happened in the past, and learn from it to build up your future. Everything you learn from your past adds up to your future, makes you who you are now, makes the building stones of yourself…
Please use as a source, both works of Kincaid..
