Krik Krak
During the twentieth century, many Haitians lived a life full of poverty and terror; do to the many wars and epidemics that were established in the country. Throughout her novel Krik? Krak!, Edwidge Danticat depicts the violence, brutality and cruelty her people suffered during that time. In her first two stories, we get a glimpse of the horror in which the Haitian culture had to endure. Whether it was a group of protesting students getting gunned down, a young women being gang raped, or an innocent women being sentenced to life in prison because she was believed to be a witch, the terror and horror seemed endless. How could a human being treat another in such a manner? How could a Haitian treat another Haitian with so much cruelty and have that kind of malice for his own people? Danticat shows us the pain of her people through her words and demonstrates their healing power through her various short stories. In her first short story, "Children of the Sea" we are introduced to two young adults who are in love with one another but who are separated because of the terror which existed in their Haitian society. Because they feared for the
"They said prison could not cure her" (p. When I rushed out I saw a group of people taking my mother away. Prison life had made this women look incredibly old and become very thin from malnutrition. She was accused by a women she tried to help of being a witch and was beaten by an angry mob. her face was swollen to three times the size that it had been" (p. Every week the guards would shave her head and when she went to sleep, they would make other inmates throw cold water on her so "their bodies would not be able to muster up enough heat to grow wings" (p. Her face was gray, her teeth were dark red with blood and her skin looked as if it were going to fall off because it was so loose. "There was the sound of a crowd outside.
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