Analysis Of Catherine Pigott's Essay 'Chicken Hips'

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When reading a Catherine Pigott essay called Chicken Hips, I had this sense of connection throughout the entire essay when she being judged and called ‘chicken hips’ for how she looked when teaching in Gambia. Throughout the essay Pigott got called out for not fitting the criteria of an African woman. As mentioned in the essay, “There, it is beautiful - not shameful - to carry weight on the hips and thighs, to have a round stomach and heaving, swinging breasts” (Pigott, 6). I can personally relate to this as I, myself, don’t fit under the criteria of a traditional Sri Lankan Tamil woman. Therefore, as I was reading this essay, there were many parts that I could personally relate to.