The role of women in a society varies depending on the place and time in question, but almost universally it will be seen as the domestic servant by many. Across the world, girls are taught to behave in a way that pleases the men and keeps them in the public’s favor. Jamaica Kincaid writes “Girl” to show her distaste with the way Antiguan society treats women. She sees that, to society, girls are either respectable housewives or sluts, and she does not agree that this is right. Kincaid uses details, as well as the organization of the piece, to exemplify these views. The details Kincaid includes allow the reader to perceive the mother as a genuinely caring yet forceful individual. The biggest hint at this is how the mother uses the term slut.