Kincaid guides his readers through their vacation, illustrating the sights and experiences that a typical tourist would encounter while visiting Antigua. However, Kincaid's remarks are laced with sarcasm. Kincaid draws on real-life experiences with real tourists and condemns them by passing this criticism on to his readers. Kincaid writes: “You see yourself walking on this beach, you see yourself meeting new people (only they are new in a very limited way, because they are people like you). You see yourself eating delicious, locally grown food. You see yourself, you see yourself…” (13). Here she comments on the vanity of a tourist. By repeating the phrase “you see yourself,” Kincaid implies that this is exactly what the tourist is doing. The tourist is selfish and only cares about his own paradise vacation. This is further emphasized when Kincaid mockingly states “you might ruin your vacation” (10). She suggests that tourists often turn a blind eye to the corruption plaguing the island and its government, intentionally choosing to ignore the injustice and hardship faced by Antigua's indigenous people. The “slightly funny feeling” (10) that Kincaid refers to is the tourist’s guilty conscience. Kincaid therefore accuses the tourist of inhumanely placing his own meaningless escapade from his relatively comfortable life ahead of basic human needs and indigenous rights. By directly addressing his readers, insulting them and accusing them of such inconsiderate and heartless behavior, Kincaid attempts to inflict feelings of guilt on them, hoping that his readers will think about how they act when they live in other people's space.