Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking': Enid’s relationships with Jamaica and England | English

Starter quiz

In Scene Eight of 'Leave Taking', what do we find out about Enid's mother?

She hasn't spoken to Enid since she migrated. ✓

She called Enid, "Miss English" after Enid migrated.

Enid feels her mother never liked her. ✓

She wanted a relationship with her grandchildren.

She was an obeah woman, like Mai.
In 'Leave Taking', how many times does Enid visit Mai?

1

2

3 ✓

4

5
In Scene Eight of 'Leave Taking', what does Enid say her friends and family in Jamaica call her?

Miss Enid

Miss Migrate

Miss Crack Foot-Bottom

Miss British

Miss English ✓
In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', we learn that an uncle of Enid's also migrated. What do we learn about him?

He migrated to America, and this is where Enid originally wanted to migrate to. ✓

He gave Enid some stockings which she treasured.

He had a glamorous wife. ✓

He also migrated to England, before saving to bring Enid over.

His migration seemed to inspire Enid's migration. ✓
In Scene Six of 'Leave Taking', Enid visits Mai. They discuss migration. What does Enid ask Mai?

So, now where are you going?

Don't you feel for her [Del]?

What you call a good life?

You ever wonder if it was worth it? ✓

How can you love yourself when you're always at the bottom of the pile?
In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Enid and Brod discuss Jamaica. Brod asks, "An' why they poor? Because a ______."

'colonialism' ✓

Some of the characters in 'Leave Taking' were born in Jamaica which was colonised by Britain in 1655. When did Jamaica achieve independence?

1945

1951

1962 ✓

1973

1987
In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock says of Enid: "[I was] fascinated by the ______ of her relationship with England."

'complexity' ✓
In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock says of Enid: "[She is] ______ out for life in a new country."

'reaching' ✓
In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock says of Enid: "[She is] ______ by memories of what she has left behind."

'haunted' ✓
In Scene Four of 'Leave Taking', Enid describes how she feels to her daughter, Viv. She says she sometimes feels like a "cat ______ him own tail."

'chasing' ✓
In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock says of her parents: "They had grown up on plantation villages where the ______ of enslavement was still evident."

'legacy' ✓

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Pinnock describes Enid as “reaching out” for a different kind of life away from Jamaica.
Pinnock describes Enid as “haunted" by her past memories.
Enid’s inner conflict is felt most keenly after her mother’s death.
Britain colonised Jamaica in 1655. Jamaica achieved independence in 1962.
The impact of this colonisation is still felt.

Enid wants to move back to Jamaica.

Enid is full of inner conflict; it is not as simple as wanting to move back to Jamaica, or wanting to stay in England.

Discrimination - Unjust treatment of people based on certain characteristics. For example race, gender, age.
Cultural identity - A part of a person’s identity, that can be grounded in their nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class or generation.
Racism - Discrimination against people based on their race or ethnicity.
Colonisation - When a country establishes control over another country, exploiting it for economic gain.