How we cite our quotes: (Part.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Every native everywhere lived a life of overwhelming and crushing banality and boredom and desperation and depression, and every deed, good or bad, is an attempt to forget this. (1.6)
Kincaid teases the tourist for living a boring life, but most people in general live boring lives. The only difference between "tourists" and "natives" is a bank account big enough to fund vacations.
Quote #8
They should have never left their home, their precious England, a place they loved so much […] And so everywhere they went they turned it into England; and everybody they met they turned English. (2.1)
The roots of this conflict can be traced back to the years of colonial rule. The Brits were the original tourists—the only difference being that they weren't interested in going back home once their vacation was done.
Quote #9
There must have been some good people among you, but they stayed home. And that is the point. That is why they are good. They stayed home. (2.6)
Although Kincaid gets a lot of flak for her uncompromising tone, she makes it clear that she doesn't hate people from the West—just those who would invade someone else's home and try to make it their own.