"Girl" presentaion of females

While reading the short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid I had an instant feeling on how woman are portrayed in this story. To my knowledge, during this time period woman had a certain role. Woman stayed home and were the caretakers for the family and the house hold while the man went to work. After reading this story it became more clear that, that is how woman are portrayed in this story. The mother is explaining to her daughter how the clothes need to be ironed as well as hemmed. She is telling her daughter how to cook a meal and also how to set the table. She also taught her many more things that she should be doing around the house for a very specific reason. The reason why the mother is explaining to her daughter so clearly and blunt is because it was very important in that time period that the woman in household knew how to do these simple household duties and responsibilities.