'Crick Crack Monkey' by Merle. CaribbeanExcepts highly influenced by the British ideals: Merle Hodge's 'My Aunt Gold Teeth' by V. S. Naipaul, and 'If I could Write This in Fire, I Would Write This in

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The British have influenced the perspective of the Caribbean people in many ways. The people's self awareness, religion, language, and culture has coped with the influx of British ideals and in coping, the people have changed to appease the islands' highly influential British population. Three excepts highly influenced by the British ideals are 'Crick Crack Monkey' by Merle Hodge, 'My Aunt Gold Teeth' by V. S. Naipaul, and 'If I could Write This in Fire, I Would Write This in Fire' by Michelle Cliff. All three excepts show the among the people of the islands, whether native or foreign. In examining the three passages, each author presents a unique perspective. Hodge's story is presented ...

... it is as if the children were in another country with different beliefs and cultures. Hodge used Caribbean slang to confuse the read, to better show the confusion of the child and to show the differences between school and at home. On page 456 the narrater is confused about something that was said at school. When the narrater recalls the situation she switch to slang thus slightly throwing the reader off and emphasizing confusion.         A myriad of problems are left from the British control in the Caribbean, and these problems are consistently alluded to in Caribbean literature. Problems with racism, religion, education, identity, and many others exist

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