Here Comes the Sun: Deconstructed Student Essays

"Come Back to Being Lively Again - Laid Back - Romantic

Like the 1978 advertisement, these statements suggest that the experience and attraction of Jamaica are centered around the Tourists' desires. Acknowledging this, the themes of this section underscore the "relaxation and peace" provided to the Tourists through someone else's labor. Since Jamaicans are invisible in this advertisement, the land and resources are narrativized as "uninhabited" and available. Therefore, both the land and labor are readily available to make "Paradise" possible for the Tourists.

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