Prose Fiction Analysis (Free-Response Question 2 on the AP Exam) The following excerpt is from the novelLucy, by Caribbean-American author Jamaica Kincaid, published in 1990. In this passage, the narrator describes the beginning of a new phase in her life. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well- written essay, analyze how Kincaid uses literary elements and techniques to portray the complexity of the narrator’s new situation. In your response you should do the following: •Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation. •Select and use evidence to support your line of reasoning. •Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning. •Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument. I got into an elevator, something I had never done before, and then I was in an apartment and seated at a table, eating food just taken from a refrigerator. In the
