Summary Of BOYS By Rick Moody And GIRL By Jamaica Kincaid

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After reading BOYS by Rick Moody and GIRL by Jamaica Kincaid, write a short response as to the definition of “coming of age” according to the authors. According to the Rick Moody, a boy “come of age” when his father dies. A father will always think of his son as a boy, so when it is his time to leave, his son will no longer be a boy as he is needed to be the man in the family. According to Jamaica Kincaid, “coming of age” for a girl means being able to do the things that ladies are supposed to do. A girl must know how to wash clothes, sew, iron, clean, cook, and behave. A girl mustn’t talk to the wrong boys and squat like a boy. It seems for a girl to “come of age” she must do something instead of be something. Write a short response explaining

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