A Small Place

Section 1

How does the author describe all tourists?

who do the tourists wonder at?

Who do the tourists see as superior to the natives and their ancestors?

How do the tourists feel around the natives?

What do natives feel by the time they return to their homes?

Why are the natives jealous of the tourists?

What do the natives do that the tourists do not suspect?

Who does Kincaid say is a potential tourist?

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1. Tourists arrive in the small island of Antigua by the V. C. Bird International Airport. They admire the beauty of the island, finding the nearby islands too green in comparison. The lush vegetation of neighboring islands indicates the likelihood of rain, which would ruin their vacation. These tourists never consider that Antigua's drier climate is the result of drought or the effects of that drought on the natives. They consider only their own immediate comfort. The tourists easily and quickly pass through customs, while the natives returning to their home are detained by searches through their belongings.

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