Confused in the caribian The British have influenced the perspective of the Caribbean people in many ways. The people's self awareness, religion, language, and culture has coped with the influx of British ideals and in coping, the people have changed to appease the islands' highly influential British population. Three excepts highly influenced by the British ideals are Crick Crack Monkey by Merle Hodge, My Aunt Gold Teeth by V. S. Naipaul, and If I could Write This in Fire, I Would Write This in Fire by Michelle Cliff. All three excepts show the among the people of the islands, whether native or foreign.