People can take on a mentality without really knowing the reasoning or logic behind what they are supporting. This belief can have an extensive influence on many people and even drive them to the extreme of that belief, as shown on countless occasions throughout the history of man. In Jamaica Kincaid’s essay, “On Seeing England for the First Time”, the author found herself caught inside this mislead nationalism for England as a child living in English-occupied Antigua. Kincaid’s individualistic attitude towards England and Antigua’s general mentality is revealed through the conformity of Antiguans and the subtle, yet defiant actions Kincaid experiences while diverting from the norm during her childhood. While Kincaid is able to catch herself under the influence of English assimilation, she portrays the continual conformity of others around her, including immediate family. Kincaid recalls her father wearing a felt hat because he “must have seen and admired a picture of an Englishman wearing such a hat”. This reflects the intensity of pride an Antiguan felt for England considering the fact that he wore this hat even though felt was the wrong material for a man to be wearing in hot climate, portraying how his physical detriment was outweighed by his misguided beliefs. While her father wore that hat proudly, Kincaid was able to realize the illogical reasoning for wearing an ill-suited hat considering the weather. A broader cultural conformity the Antiguans made, as described by Kincaid, includes their breakfasts. She says, “No one I knew liked eating so much food so early in the day”, and went on to say, “But this breakfast business was Made in England” making a big breakfast a necessity. Again, although no one genuinely enjoyed eating early in the morning, their distaste for such a thing was numbed by their ambition adopt to the English way. Kincaid’s sarcasm when saying that breakfast was English business illustr