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Here Comes the Sun: Deconstructed Student Essays

Mav's Unessay

This Unessay examines how Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Novel, Here Comes the Sun, considers the exploitation, displacement, and punishment that [black] Jamaicans are subjected to by the Tourism Industry. Using a mixture of scholarship, literature, and primary sources [e.g., maps, briefs, newspaper articles.], I explore the novel’s scrutiny of the unrestricted control and penetration exercised by influential figures over the land and bodies of black women. Therefore, investigating how violence and harm are perpetuated beyond the confines of the narrative.

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Written in 2016, Here Comes the Sun, is set in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The novel scrutinizes the Tourism Industry and explores its impact on the Jamaican populace. The novel accounts the experiences and identities of four women, Margot [the protagonist], Thandi [Margot’s younger sister], Delores [Margot’s mother], and Verdene [Margot’s lover]. From the perspective of these women, Dennis-Benn examines Jamaican society and contends with social ills, such as skin bleaching, homophobia, sex work, and rape. The novel narrates the sacrifices and expenses that produce “Paradise” for tourists to consume. At the novel’s close, Margot has all she dreamed of, but is left standing alone.