Regional colonial imperialism in the Caribbean produced institutions and movements that profoundly affected and continue to affect the lives of Caribbean women. Caribbean women's literature depicts sexual violence and ideological appropriation of gender identity, gender roles, sexuality, race and ethnicity, culture and class. An individual's impressionable and formative years are too often controlled by what society deems correct based on gender, race, and culture. Although a person may not behave as their society deems appropriate, this should in no way result in someone feeling less or worse because they are colored, female, and strong. spirit. One category of identification that affects Clare's identity is gender, particularly how restrictive it is. gender roles stripped her of all power. Clare Savage is a twelve-year-old, light-skinned, middle-class girl growing up in Jamaica in the 1950s. She lives in a conservative, heterosexist society where gender roles and norms are strict. Clare tried to find her own identity and place in her culture; However, her mixed heritage creates certain problems for her, and one of those problems is how she faces gender roles. Cliff states that “Clare's relationship with her father took the form of what she imagined a son would have, if there had been a son” (Cliff 9). When Clare spent time with her grandmother, she usually played with her friend Zoe, but Zoe wasn't there so she spent time with her cousin Joshua. However, Miss Mattie told Clare that she couldn't participate or watch the boys destroy the pig because that's not what girls do. Cliff says: "They (the boys) had the power to hurt her because they were allowed to do so many things that she wasn't - she was supposed to be in the middle of a paper... in ruins . , especially after he attempted to play the role of a son by killing a wild pig, resulting in the death of Miss Mattie's bull. She was challenged by her parents pulling her in different directions, with her father wanting her to ignore her black roots but her mother wanting her to remember her roots. Clare was sent to live with Mrs. Phillips due to the pressures her parents felt based on the gender, race, and ethnicity of who and how Clare should behave. Imagine being held back by the fine lines drawn by a society that trains you to be someone it is not or because the actions of those above you push you or turn you into someone outsider. Finding one's identity, with the added expectations based on gender, race, and culture, is extremely difficult and confusing. Clare's challenges in the 1950s are real and still prevalent today.