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Understanding Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John - A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (Hardcover, New)
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Understanding Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John - A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (Hardcover, New)
Series: The Greenwood Press "Literature in Context" Series
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Since its publication in 1985, Annie John has become one of the
most widely taught novels in American high schools. Part of its
appeal lies in its unique setting, the island of Antigua. This
interdisciplinary collection of 30 primary documents and commentary
will enrich the reader's understanding of the historical, social,
and cultural contexts of the novel. Among the topics examined are
slavery in the Caribbean, the various religions in the Caribbean
islands, the controversy over Christopher Columbus, family life in
Antigua, and emigrations from the West Indies to the United States.
Sources include newspaper and magazine articles, editorials,
first-person narratives and memoirs of life in the Caribbean,
letters, and position papers. Most of the documents are not readily
available in any other printed form. A literary analysis of Annie
John examines the novel in light of its historical, social, and
cultural contexts and as a coming-of-age novel. Each chapter
concludes with study questions and topics for research papers and
class discussion based on the documents in the chapter, and lists
of further reading for examining the themes and issues raised by
the novel. This casebook is valuable to students and teachers to
help them understand the setting of the novel, its themes, and its
young heroine.
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