In the past many have claimed that Kincaid’s short novel Lucy uses its main character resembles many events that took place in Kincaid’s life. However, limited readers appear to have noted how, in crafting Lucy’s involvements in the novel, Kincaid’s literary piece engages in issues of infidelity. Considerably, Kincaid makes Lucy’s character perfectly aware that it is ordinary for infidelity to happen when a man is part of a relationship. Lucy’s father is unfaithful to Lucy’s mother, Lewis cheats on Mariah, and Paul does the same to Lucy. Through Lucy’s practices, Kincaid’s short novel communicates as an idea that men across cultures are not trustworthy, and the consequences of their disloyalty for women are serious.
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Kincaid manipulates Lucy’s character to work for a lovely almost perfect couple. Lewis and Mariah are introduced as the perfect two to begin with, only to later emphasize the betrayal that takes place between them. Confronted with the infidelity taking place in yet another household she was part of Lucy describes, “I saw Lewis standing behind Dinah, his arms, around her shoulders, and he was licking her neck over and over again, and how she liked it” (Kinkaid 79). The description of Lewis licking and holding Dinah includes distinctive visual imagery that helps the reader imagine Lewis tongue running through Dinah’s deceiving neck over and over again. By adding visual imagery Kincaid makes the infidelity happening more realistic and allows the reader to bring Dinah to life and see her as she backstabs a friend who only saw how lovely and sweet she was. Additionally, Lucy mentions, “Hours before I had walked into a room and heard Mariah say to Lewis, “What’s wrong with us” (Kincaid 78)? The quotation is an example Mariah’s character reaching out to Lewis in hope that something can be done to save their marriage if only they find the problem. Kincaid demonstrates to the audience how the consequences of Lewis’ disloyalty affect her and …show more content…
Using Lucy’s character who has been a strong throughout the passage Kincaid creates an infidelity within one of the relationships Lucy is in. Paul cheats on Lucy with Peggy whom had been portrayed as Lucy’s best if not only friend. Kincaid’s main charector tells us, “Peggy was on an outing by helself. Paul was in an outing by himslef”(163). These short sentence syntax create an almost drone like tone in which Lucy is making a connection between both actions. She appears to have been crushed so far by mens infidelity that she has become numb to all the pain they bring. Another quotation that demonstrates the insensibility that Lucy feels toward Paul and Peggy after understanding their fraudulence is happening is demosntrated as she says, “The two of them were busy at something, and I suspected it was with each other. I only hoped they would not get angry and disrupt my life when they realize I do not care”( Kincaid 163). Again the tone is numb, careless, as if nothing that was taking place could hurt her more than the pain she had already felt and seen through other charectors in the novel. In this fashion, Kincaid communicates the idea that men across cultures are not trustworthy, and the consequences of their disloyalty for women are
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