How does Kincaid describe the typical tourist?
Kincaid, Jamaica (2000). A Small Place. ISBN-10: 0374527075. Due: Nov 4 Throughout the book, the author is trying to get the reader to see Antigua as more than a tourist attraction. She wants the reader to realize that even though it may be a vacation for some, the life and poverty of the inhabitants are real. 1. How does Kincaid describe the typical tourist? Is she being fair? 2. Why does the native person hold the tourist in contempt? 3. Explain what Jamaica Kincaid means when she says “all natives are tourists.” 4. What does Kincaid want her (western) reader to ultimately understand?
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