Reflection of Girl by Jamaica Kimcaid

             “Girl” is a text that expresses that sometimes girls feel oppressed and are forced to meet certain expectations. Women should be able to do everything a man can do. It is completely unfair that a woman cannot do some things a man can. I’ve seen this type of thing within some family members of mine that don’t allow their daughters to do certain things but allow their son to do them. I have also seen men who think they are superior to women and try brainwashing them into not doing things they would like to do just because the man says so. I believe it is abusive to make women feel oppressed. It’s something that should be worked on because we should try to make this society more advanced and mature. This is a feminist text and I fully support it because I would not like that my daughter lives in a world where a man would have to tell her what to do, feel and believe. Men should be more thoughtful about women and start accepting as they are.
Works Cited: Pittmann, Cynthia. Reflection of  “Girl” by Jamaica Kimcaid