![]() 29 Antoinette’s contentment while staying at the convent is exemplified in the references to the fire red color and the affirmation of her name and home address. "Underneath I will write my name in fire red, Antoinette Mason, née Cosway, Mount Calvary Convent, Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1839." p.There is also the inference that Antoinette seeks a sense of self through identification with the mirror image and with others. In Tia, she sees another displaced exile in her place of birth. 24 The trope of identity and mirror images re-surfaces in this reference as Antoinette sees herself in Tia, who has just thrown a stone at her. "We stared at each other, blood on my face, tears on hers.This gift of a person exemplifies how slavery depended on the traffic in humans. 8 Here, Antoinette’s mother explains that Christophine was a wedding present to her from her new husband. " He thought I would be pleased with a Martinique girl."p. ![]() ![]() ![]() The family’s status in society has been diminished with the death of her father, the decreased wealth and the Emancipation Act which has meant the freedom of slaves. ![]() 5 This quotation highlights how Antoinette’s life and sense of security have evaporated.
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