Critical essay about gender

The short story “Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid seems to be a list of instructions given from a Mother to her daughter. These instructions are relevant to topics such as household chores, manners, cooking, social conduct, and relationships. Do these “instructions” seem fair? Why is her mother talking to her like this? Think about the fact that we looked at gender this week. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis. 8) In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” Arnold Friend uses Connie’s preoccupation with her looks to get what he wants from her. What could the author had in mind when she stressed these ideals? what does it say about Connie as a teenage girl? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis. “Girl” http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1430005205&v=2.1&u=fitsuny&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w&asid=fe5691927b646b2a07de5a8f86ad1734 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHr1HYW0mKE https://apostrosea.com/2017/07/11/analysis-of-girls-by-jamaica-kincaid-1978-feminism-with-a-dash-of-race/ http://panmore.com/analysis-jamaica-kincaid-girl https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03626784.2016.1236658?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=rcui20 “Where Are You going, Where Have you Been” A Psychological Analysis of Connie: A Feminist Viewpoint of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” http://home.mindspring.com/~blkgrnt/footlights/foot66.html Background Info: http://www.philjohn.com/papers/pjkd_ga15.html The story was based on Charles Schmid, the Pied Piper of Tucson: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/schmid/sand_1.html http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-12-20/news/17941422_1_pied-piper-french-killings