Travel literature essay - A Small PlaceIn the work “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid, she discusses many things she is not satisfied with: the ignorant tourist, who addresses as the reader, the corrupt government of Antigua, the passivity of the Antiguan people and the English who colonized Antigua. This work can be discussed as a polemic due to Kincaid's simplistic diction and very confrontational tone throughout the book. From the beginning, Kincaid introduces the tourist, who he describes as a middle-class white man from Europe, the United States, or Canada who is traveling to Antigua because he is bored with life at home and also to pursue a sense of freedom and excitement. Kincaid describes things like Japanese cars and giant mansions that would seem quaint and charming to the tourist, but have a different meaning to the local people of Antigua. Tourists take the good weather for granted and are happy that it doesn't rain while they are on holiday, not letting the thought cross their minds that this good weather is the cause of the Antiguans' lack of fresh water. On page 10 of the book, Kincaid addresses the reader, “and so you shouldn't let that slightly strange feeling you get from time to time about exploitation, oppression, domination turn into real discomfort , unease; you could ruin your holiday." Kincaid's sarcastic tone is emphasized in this quote to show his feeling of resentment towards the tourist. He feels that the tourist has an idea of ​​the past history and current difficulties of a place like Antigua, but simply chooses to suppress those thoughts so that they don't ruin their vacation. The strange feeling Kincaid is referring to is that of the tourist... middle of paper... and in a sense the injustice will always continue. In conclusion, Kincaid describes the state of Antigua in a very subjective way. She is very outspoken about her resentment towards ignorant tourists who exploit the poor Antiguan people for their pleasure, the corrupt government, the passivity of the Antiguan people and their cultural subservience to the English, and ultimately to the English who enslaved and colonized Antigua. Throughout the book, Kincaid uses simplistic diction that can be very confrontational to get his points across. In other areas Kincaid is also sarcastic, especially towards the ignorance of the tourist and the passivity of the Antiguan people. Furthermore, Kincaid suggests that Antigua's environmental constraints as a small place also reflect how the Antiguan people are trapped in the shadow of the colonial past..