Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Jamaica Kincaid's Awareness:Impact of an Image

Smithsonian Museum; Edward Lamson Henry, Kept In


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"The kept-in girl in the painting is the artist, writer, or dreamer, forced to grow in a different light. But it's a situation that will bring rich rewards. "She's a very intelligent person," Kincaid told us. "She's plotting a new way to be. She's plotting her own light. I find her a revolutionary figure. She's a philosopher. She's trapped in with knowledge. She doesn't know what to do with it, but will." (Jamaica Kincaid) May 5, 2009

Eye Level: Jamaica Kincaid on Being Kept-in

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