them and share their feelings and others might use just things that are precious to them. In Annie’s case she fine a friend (named Gwen) in her new school, which she substituted for the close bond she formerly shared with her mother (Nagel 3). As time goes on, the daughters will be able to deal with their problems and eventually start gaining their identity. Based on researches and reading critics on the novel, I concluded that mother- daughter relationship and how adolescence put a strain on it is accurately portrayed in the novel. Generally speaking, this is a relationship most daughters have with their mothers and it is known that it goes through difficulty during adolescence. Louis F. Caton stated that, “ Even though reviewers differed in regard to the novel’s political, cultural, and ideogical themes, a clear majority of them agreed on the central importance of Kincaid’s conflictual presentation of the mother- daughter relationship.” Kincaid also wrote the novel in a psychological interpretation way. Roni Natov simple stated that Annie John is a fully developed psychological study (Louis 1). The novel did an excellent job in exploring the relationship between a mother and her rapidly maturing daughter (Phyllis). One more point I will like to point out is that the novel, is sort of an autobiography of Jamaica Kincaid. This simply means that the book is about something that apply to someone in the real world and it can also happen to anyone, any place by any time. In conclusion, mother- daughter relationships are complex. All daughters have this relationship with their mother. As the daughter starts growing into adolescence the relationship begins to strain. The adolescent period is a difficult period for both the mothers and daughter, and there will be some changes that will occur. Studies show that it will have to take separation for the daughter to get her own identity. In the novel...
