5.What is the effect of the shirt-shopping example Kincaid provides in paragraph 14?What does it contribute to your understanding of Kincaid's attitude toward England? Paraphrase: Paraphrase the following sentences,paying special attention to the underlined parts. 1.I did not know then that this statement was part of a process that would result in my erasure,not my physical erasure,but my erasure all the same.(from paragraph 4) 2.After that there were many times of seeing England for the first time.(from paragraph 5) 3.The reality of my life was conquests,subjugation,humiliation,enforced amnesia.(from paragraph 7) 4. The space between the idea of something and its reality is always wide and deep and dark.(from paragraph 10) 5.There was something in the way he said it;his tone was slavish,reverential,awed.(from paragraph 14) Questions for discussion: 1.Kincaid opens her essay with various images of England.They reflect colonialism.Why do you think Kincaid begins by placing the images in the context of a classroom? 2.What does she mean when she says toward the end of her essay that"I may be capable of prejudice, but my prejudices have no weight to them"?Do you find her opinions prejudiced?In your opinion has she or has she not "prejudged"England? 3.Is Kincaid's description mostly objective or impressionistic or both?Can you find an example of each type of description?Why do you think she chose this particular angle for her description? Writing Practice: In paragraph 10 Kincaid said,"The space between the idea of something and its reality is always wide and deep and dark."Has there ever been a time in your life when a certain idea and reality collide with each5. What is the effect of the shirt-shopping example Kincaid provides in paragraph 14? What does it contribute to your understanding of Kincaid’s attitude toward England? Paraphrase: Paraphrase the following sentences, paying special attention to the underlined parts. 1. I did not know then that this statement was part of a process that would result in my erasure, not my physical erasure, but my erasure all the same. (from paragraph 4) __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. After that there were many times of seeing England for the first time. (from paragraph 5) __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The reality of my life was conquests, subjugation, humiliation, enforced amnesia. (from paragraph 7) __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The space between the idea of something and its reality is always wide and deep and dark. (from paragraph 10) __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. There was something in the way he said it; his tone was slavish, reverential, awed. (from paragraph 14) __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Questions for discussion： 1. Kincaid opens her essay with various images of England. They reflect colonialism. Why do you think Kincaid begins by placing the images in the context of a classroom? 2. What does she mean when she says toward the end of her essay that “I may be capable of prejudice, but my prejudices have no weight to them”? Do you find her opinions prejudiced? In your opinion has she or has she not “prejudged” England? 3. Is Kincaid's description mostly objective or impressionistic or both? Can you find an example of each type of description? Why do you think she chose this particular angle for her description? Writing Practice： In paragraph 10 Kincaid said, “The space between the idea of something and its reality is always wide and deep and dark.” Has there ever been a time in your life when a certain idea and reality collide with each