Discuss the theme and other story points in "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid.

s portrays
a mother advising her daughter in how to become a woman.  The short story is a list of bits
of seemingly random advice from the mother to her daughter.  In the format of the story, it is
one long sentence with the advice separated by semi-colons. Following the narrative literary
device of stream of consciousness, the narrator presents her thoughts and feelings as they pass
through her mind.

The mother covers several areas in her advice:

Clothes-Washing, ironing, buying cloth, and sewing button and hems

Cooking/cleaning- What to do with fish, planting okra, gardening, and how to
sweep

Etiquette-Setting the table, how to...