A Small Place

One place that Kincaid contrasts what a touist sees and what a local sees is in the hotels. Kincaid describes how the tourist rushes to the hotel to take bath and bruth thier teeth and use the restoom. What the tourist is unaware of is where the water goes after they flush. He talks about the sewage problem that the island has. This problem is masked by the islands beauty and the tourist preoccupation with their own relaxation while the are vacationing.

Kincaid goes on to say that it is a lack of appreciation for the beauty that they see around them. Kincaid thinks that the tourist are ignorant to the day to day lives of the inhabitants of the island simple because they do not live there and will only be visiting for a short while. She accuses them of being bad people because the go to other countries to seek happiness off of their misfortune.

Differences

Embrey's verison of life is quite different than Adam's in my opinion. Embreys quite a depressing and sad and terrible story really. You really feel sorry for that entire family and you when I imagine their faces, the last thing expect to see are smiles. Adams pictures are way more upbeat and everyone seems to be happy with whatever thing they are doing. I think these examples are polar opposite of each other and I wonder what the majority of people were feeling back then

Manzanar

Both Embrey and Adams provide a unique and interesting way of describing the internment camp. Embrey writes an interesting story, and Adams takes photographs. Embreys use of words describing Manzanar help the reader to better understand the quality of life there, and why they were there and for how long, and other fine details about the camp. Adams' photographs, however, reflect a more positive viewpoint of the camp, such as classes, the church, and people smiling and appearing to be fairly happy during their stay at the camp.

Response for Monday: Adams's photo essay and Embrey's reflection

1. Embrey uses words to describe Manzanar while Adams uses pictures. What do you learn from Embrey about Manzanar that you could not learn from Adams's photographs? Likewise, what does Adams show you that you don't find in the Embrey account?

PS: Everyone has been doing an excellent job so far of writing thoughtful, well-developed posts and comments. Let's keep this quality up!

--Elizabeth

Here's a link to background information about Japanese American internment camps during WWII.

A Small Place

A few places where Kincaid contracts what tourist see and what the locals see are airport customs, bad roads, the way taxi drivers drive, the beach and the clean fresh waters, and food. Another thing that tourist do not see that the locals have probably once thought about, is where the waste goes when the toilet is flushed, or what happens to the water that was used to take a bath. An obvious factor is that the locals are use to the bad roads, the food, and the beauty beach and water; to a tourist all those things are brand new. The main reason why these difference occur is that the locals of Antigua envy tourist from the United States and Europe because the locals of Antigua are too poor to get away and take a vacation from their everyday lives. (Writing:Kincaid, 128-132)