Discussion Post
• What role, would you say, race and social class played in Kincaid's Lucy?
• Briefly discuss the relationship between our protagonist and her mother. Point to a few specifics from the novel.
• Discuss some specific challenges Lucy experienced in her new country. Reference at least three different instances/experiences.
• Describe a situation/person you may know who experienced (and pushed through) similar experiences like Flavio, in Park's "Flavio's Home".
• Compare Parker's account of poverty in "What is Poverty?" to what you know/understand poverty to be. Cite specific examples from the reading
• Compare Cofer's experience in "The Myth of the Latin Woman" with aspirations of women as described in "Leaky".
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.