In the last part of My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid, Kiancaid ask for her brother to do something with his life before he dies. She wants him to move out of their mother's home because there is no room for him. Kincaid also insist he needs to hold down a job, something that he has never been capable of doing. Her brother, Devon still doesn't take any of his sisters advise , while he is healthier,he begins sleeping with women and denying that he has AIDS. Kincaid ty to reason with him about his behavior, asking him how he would feel if someone did that to her.Her appeal does not fade him. After Devon's death , Kincaidthe begins to wonder the nature of grief and death in whole. She soon finds about Devons homosexuality through a chance encounter.
"His death was imminent and we were all anticipating it, including him, but we never gave any thought to the fact that this was true for all of us: our death was imminent, only we were not anticipating it...yet.- pg92
"Dalma just called, Devon died." And when he said "Devon died" I thought, Oh it's Devon who died, not one of his relatives, not someone of his, this is not someone he has to grieve for." -pg99
'When my husband woke me up, he said, "Sweetie, come, come, I have to talk to you. In the dark of the room I could see his face; that isn't really possible, to see something like a face in the dark of a room. -pg99
"He lived in death." -pg88
As I finally finish reading My Brother its left me wondering about the issues raised and I suspect that it will continue to stick with me way into the future. Kincaids journey to see her brother who is ill is painful. Kincaid describes the pain and symptoms he experiences during this time, and his developed dependance on his mother with such haunting detail. Kincaid writes, "He lived in death." pg88. For he did not live besides the fact that he ate and breathed. Ultimately she knew he would eventually die.It makes you really see how fast life can be , and it makes you wonder about your own possible illnesses in the future.
"His death was imminent and we were all anticipating it, including him, but we never gave any thought to the fact that this was true for all of us: our death was imminent, only we were not anticipating it...yet.- pg92
"Dalma just called, Devon died." And when he said "Devon died" I thought, Oh it's Devon who died, not one of his relatives, not someone of his, this is not someone he has to grieve for." -pg99
'When my husband woke me up, he said, "Sweetie, come, come, I have to talk to you. In the dark of the room I could see his face; that isn't really possible, to see something like a face in the dark of a room. -pg99
"He lived in death." -pg88
As I finally finish reading My Brother its left me wondering about the issues raised and I suspect that it will continue to stick with me way into the future. Kincaids journey to see her brother who is ill is painful. Kincaid describes the pain and symptoms he experiences during this time, and his developed dependance on his mother with such haunting detail. Kincaid writes, "He lived in death." pg88. For he did not live besides the fact that he ate and breathed. Ultimately she knew he would eventually die.It makes you really see how fast life can be , and it makes you wonder about your own possible illnesses in the future.
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