Name 1 Name Institution Course Instructor Date The Theme of Mother-Daughter Relationship in “Lucy” by Jamaica Kincaid In the book Lucy by Kincaid, the story, despite being fiction, it manages to produce several themes and autobiographical elements. Following Lucy’s situation and her flashbacks, themes such as mother-daughter relationships, self-discovery, and living abroad are highlighted. This is a book that teaches about family relationships and the way teenagers perceive their parents. The intellectual capacity that Lucy has helps her to make decisions and her resentment towards her mother can be relayed from the doubts that her mother articulated in her. The connection between mother and daughter is one of the themes that make up most of the events that Kincaid describes. Families can be challenging. In this book, it is evident that the way Lucy is raised, the relationship with her mother is strained. She discouraged Lucy from attending school and at some point, she even pulls her out of school. She did not want Lucy to become a scholar. She wanted her to be a nurse. Lucy’s strained relationship with her mother was a source of
