Tourism Industry and Antigua People

This key-word is used to show the influence of the tourism industry on the Antigua people. It is a phenomena that has produced numerous effects on the people including colonialism and bad economic and social conditions. In modern times, this type of recolonization causes profound effects on the people and even the surrounding countries. Kincaid’s e book is emotional account of this situations that happen to the Antiguan people.
To bring the difficulty of colonialism in the country, the author uses this keyword tourism, to exhibit the effect that it brings on the Antiguans. Tourism is one of the most profitable businesses, so it is expected that humans of that country to benefit from it entirely. The author has used adequately this keyword to help us understand better the situation in which the people of Antigua are. This keyword is essential in our comprehension of the book, because it helps us build a mental picture on the effects of this industry on the country, which are contrary, as opposed to the known positive results (Rai 54). I believe that the author was right by using it because it explains in truth what she intended to bring out. In Antigua, the people live in poor conditions, which are imposed by the bodies heading the tourism industries. The poor economic and social conditions are a form of colonization, as put in by the author, reinforced on them by those governing the tourism sector. These are factors that Kincaid tries to bring out in her book. The keyword tourism has been used to well explain this aspect.Keyword Language from Imperialism of language from decolonizing the mind by Ngugi Wa Thiong’oThe keyword 'language' in this text, shows how the use of own language in African literature by its authors can be very effective in telling the African story and how using the European languages has not helped in escaping the colonial strongholds (Zimmerman 338). Thiong’o uses this book to challenge the rest of African writers to embrace their native languages in their literary works. He expresses the love for the native African language because it relates more to the Africans and explains better the struggles that they faced during colonization.In his book, Thiong’o tryes to explain how using one’s language brings more impact on the audience as it connects with them to well address the struggles of colonialism. He argues that the use of own language has its power and magical aspects (Newhouse 551). Language choice and its use are essential in how a person views and their relations socially (Hallerberg and Marier 580). I believe the use of this keyword by the author is essential and adequate in clearly bringing out his argument and for the better understanding of the audience. Imperialism is a major factor that was present during the times this book was written (Cong et al. 1117). The language was one of the ways that the colonial governments used to gain power over them. Thus, the need to address the importance of using one’s language to reduce the influence of the foreign governments. In his book, he explains how the knowledge of the European language was a measure of intelligence (Mitchell et al. 9). Among other factors that came up with colonialism, speaking their language was one way the colonialists ensured power over the Africans. He encourages African writers to use their language in writing as this also preserves the culture and the heritage.Works CitedBeriault, Janie. "“I guess that’s another place they’ve ruined for us”: A spatial struggle against the development of commercial tourism in Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place and Michelle Cliff’s No Telephone to Heaven." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 1 Nov. 2017, pp. 1-14.Cong, Li, David Newsome, Bihu Wu and Alastair M. Morrison. "Wildlife tourism in China: a review of the Chinese research literature." Current Issues in Tourism, 20 Nov. 2017, pp. 1116-1139.Hallerberg, Mark, and Patrik Marier. "Executive authority, the personal vote, and budget discipline in Latin American and Caribbean countries." American Journal of Political Science, Jun. 2004, pp. 571-587.Mitchell, David, Marivic Lesho and Abby Walker. "Folk Perception of African American English Regional Variation." Journal of Linguistic Geography, 08 Jun. 2017, pp. 1-16.Newhouse, Erica H. "Revealing the Naturalization of Language and Literacy: The Common Sense of Text Complexity." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 23 Jun. 2017, pp. 547-556.Pirbhai-Illich, Fatima, Shauneen Pete, and Fran Martin, eds. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Working towards Decolonization, Indigeneity and Interculturalism. Springer, 2017.Rai, Maneesh. "The Language of Politics and the Politics of Language: A Study of Select Novels of Ngugi wa Thiong’o." International Journal of Research, 1 Nov. 2014, pp. 49-56.Zimmerman, Andrew. "Africa in Imperial and Transnational History: multi-sited historiography and the necessity of theory." The Journal of African History, Nov.2013, pp. 331-340.