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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Kincaid's "On Seeing England for the First Time". The paper emphasizes the use of rhetorical techniques to subversively challenge England's colonial symbolism in the author's life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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but it does so within the context of an individual perspective that gains power by virtue of isolating itself amidst a horde that might well share that voices view, but
cannot culturally express that unity. In another sense, it is an effective satire, using as it does a great deal of figurative language, sarcasm, and other linguistic devices to portray
the bitter character of the narrator and undermine the symbolic value of England at all turns. Additionally, the essay is an effective rhetoric piece for shedding light on the plight
of post-colonial peoples whose cultural identity has been eroded by the force of colonization. This paragraph helps the student to identify the purpose and theme of the essay, as well
as its rhetorical aims. Given that a rhetorical analysis of the essay must necessarily consider both the content and form of the essay, it is through the rhetorical lens that
the essay will be viewed and analyzed within this paper. Kincaids purpose in writing the essay was to express the extent to which she was subjected to cultural indoctrination about
the greatness of England and to show how this inculcation effectively eroded her own island culture to the extent that she felt marginalized within her own home - her thesis
is that the reality of England is a far cry from the symbolic value it takes on in colonized cultures (Kincaid, 1991). There are three key rhetorical aims within the
essay. Kincaid seeks to express her own personal ideas about England, ideas that are at odds with the culture around her, and which are thus all the more important for
her to expression. She also seeks to expose how these ideas were inculcated into her as a child through a variety of oppressive and undermining experiences, to shed light on
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