Poor Visitor and Nostalgia

Last day, I was reading an interesting short story, and then a poem which called my bell. So I decided to try taking out the most relevant topics for making a comparison, taking into account the cultural environment."Poor Visitor" is a short story that can be compared to the poem "Nostalgia". Firstly, because they share the theme: to go abroad in search of a better life. Both Dávila, who is the author of "Nostalgia", and Jamaica Kincoid, who is the author of "Poor Visitor", migrate to New York. In the poem, Dávila opens his own store, on the other hand, Jamaica works for a family as a nanny. Another aspect in common is the homesickness that the protagonists feel. They miss the warm and pleasant weather of their countries, Jamaica Kincoid was born in Antigua, which is a warm place, likewise, Dávila was born in Puerto Rico, and they have to face a really cold winter. They also pray for eating again their food because, in the case of Lucy, a character, she misses her grandmother´s home cooking. Similarly, Dávila misses his country´s native food. I invite you to read them and make any comment. I don´t want to give more details, because I am interested in what you are going to say. They will really enjoy you, because in a way you can compare them with the reading in the blog.

Miss Squirrel