A Small Place

One of the first major distinctions seen through the eyes of a tourist as opposed to a native occurs at the airport. A tourist wonders why something like an airport is named after the prime minister without knowing what the rest of the place looks like and whether or not the airport is the best, most attractive and productive, part of Antigua. Besides questioning the name of the airport, a tourist sees the greens of the island and the vegetation being produced by it and assumes that the location receives mass quantities of rain fall, when in actuality a native knows that they experience droughts constantly.
In addition to the outlook of the location, the natives that inhabit it our also judged by their appearance. A tourist, more specifically, a white tourist, passes through customs with ease no questions asked; whereas, an African American native is searched and publicly humiliated by an unnecessay invasion of privacy.

nick weissenberger

Hello, my name is nick weissenberger. I live in Swanton,OH which is close to Toledo. My major is biology, I picked this major because I would like to become a marine biologist. When I am not in class i enjoy basketball, fishing, and exploring new ideas. I have an older brother who is currently serving in the army, and a younger sister who is still in highschool. So far I have enjoyed living here on campus. I like all of the fun events that have given me a chance to meet the people I have, and make many new and interesting friends.

Kincaid:A Small Place

Kincaid starts off talking about the airport and how when a tourist looks down in an airplane they see all green landscape and think everything is wonderful about the country of Antigua for example the hot weather while a native from the country see a drought and has to watch the amount of water they use. The tourist go out and enjoy a day on to the beach but have no idea that there is no sewage system. Many of the differences bewteen the tourist and natives come from the natives not see much of the world because they don't make a lot of money. Many tourist don't go off the resort path and see the country's low poverty level. The tourist look at the good while the natives view all the bad.

Tim Fisher

My name is Tim Fisher and I hail from the thriving metropolis of Gibsonburg, OH; population 2200. Gibsonburg is a small rural community approximatly 20 minutes east of Bowling Green.At Gibsonburg High School I was active in Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track. I was also a member of the Golden Bear Marching Band, The Gibsonburg Concert Band, and the Gibsonburg Jazz Band. I am very interested in sports management, my major here at BGSU, and one day I would like to be an athletic director at a division 1 college.

A Small Place

The airport is the first and one of the most distinct places where Kincaid describes what a tourist sees and what the local sees. The process of the tourists is much easier and is viewed in a positive light, but the locals go through a more lengthy and difficult process and only see that side of the airport, so they don't view it in such a positive way.
Another thing that stood out to me was the sewage system, or rather the beautiful Caribbean Sea. On one side the sewage system appears to be completely normal, probably just because tourists dont have to think about where waste goes after it is flushed. The other side is the locals knowing where the tourists' waste is going, ruining the beautiful sea.
What the tourists dont know can't hurt them, but if they did they wouldn't think the sea is as great as its cracked up to be. Basically the beautiful scenery and food is just a facade that only the locals can really see past.

Response to Kincaid's "A Small Place"

Respond to the following prompt (reprinted from p. 128 of your textbook) in a 1-2 paragraph posting to this blog. Read other classmates' responses and make a comment on at least one of them.

2. Examine places where Kincaid contrasts what a tourist sees and what the local sees. What causes the differences?

--Elizabeth

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