Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan-American writer, who was once lived under British rule in Antigua. The women, who were under British rule faced patriarchy. She grew up with a love of books, and wanted to further her education. Unfortunately, as a woman she was unable to have that opportunity. In Kincaid’s, “Girl” there is a sense of denouncing women. At first glance, it appears to be a piece that tells women what they can and cannot do, and gives them limitations. But more importantly Kincaid shows a sense of empowering women. That women, in fact, are able to have power, freedom, and control. In “Girl” the speaker presumes the daughter’s ignorance, which in result leads to the daughter’s insignificance. The daughter is not shown to have any