Krik? Krak! 2-4 reading notes
Another story is then 1937, which represents the time period of Parsley Massacre. The girl is the narrator yet her mom is actually the main character. Her mom was a survivor during the huge massacre. In order to prevent her daughter from being killed, she fled to Haiti but left her mother aside. However, in Haiti, she has been arrested due to the practice of voodoo to a child. Then, her daughter has been visiting her during the prison time, yet she was still dead because of the beaten by the soldiers. Through this, the daughter got her determination of being part of the secret religion.
At first, this story is a little confusing to me because I don't actually know what is Madonna, so I thought it's not related to religion at all but after the discussion in class, I understand more about this story. I think her mother is a thoughtful people. For the safety of her daughter, she hid the secret of her religion. Yet, through her mother's thoughtful movements, the daughter understand her better. The flames of wings represent the fighting of freedom. In my opinion, flame is the blood, the secret protesting. However, wings represent freedom from the cities. The mother suffered a lot from jail and from this city. As a result, to release from the tortures, death might be the best way.
The third story is about a family. The main characters are Guy, Lili, and their son little Guy. Their family is poor sometimes that they won’t get enough food to eat, yet they support each other in the family. In the school, Little Guy has a huge role, Boukman, which is the revolutionary leader in the old days. Through the lines from his son, Guy gets some motivations. On the other hand, Guy gets his job in the sugar mill. Nevertheless, he finds the hot air balloon is more exciting. Without consent from his wife Lili, he still gets into the hot air balloon, committing suicide. He died in freedom.
This story is about freedom. When I first read this story, I got the idea of Guy wanting freedom not only from the society but also from his family. The oppression and the pressures made him escape from the 'jail' to get a freer life.
“Night Women” concerns a prostitute who does her profession next to her young, sleeping son’s bed. Because her husband has left the family, she then has to carry the family, yet she has to choose to become a prostitute. At day, she tempts men to come to her house. At night, she prepared for them, yet she tells her son that she gets made up before bedtime because she’s waiting for an angel to come. In order to keep her activity secret, she uses a curtain to separate her and her son. However, she worries he’ll someday find out the truth, especially as she sees him becoming older and more sexually aware. If he ever wakes to find her with one of her regular married men, she will tell him it’s his father, visiting for one night. When he asks about the angels, she tells him they haven’t come yet.
Night women is a really unique story that I feel the beauty of languages from it. The author utilizes beautiful languages so we can feel the woman's love for her son. Whenever she talks about her son, she uses those type of language, yet when she says about her job, the language becomes normal and plain in some way. I feel sympathize for the woman because she has no other choice to choose from. The only way for her is to become a prostitute. In order to take care of her child, she has to do this. Through the writing, I acknowledge how helpless she is.
At first, this story is a little confusing to me because I don't actually know what is Madonna, so I thought it's not related to religion at all but after the discussion in class, I understand more about this story. I think her mother is a thoughtful people. For the safety of her daughter, she hid the secret of her religion. Yet, through her mother's thoughtful movements, the daughter understand her better. The flames of wings represent the fighting of freedom. In my opinion, flame is the blood, the secret protesting. However, wings represent freedom from the cities. The mother suffered a lot from jail and from this city. As a result, to release from the tortures, death might be the best way.
The third story is about a family. The main characters are Guy, Lili, and their son little Guy. Their family is poor sometimes that they won’t get enough food to eat, yet they support each other in the family. In the school, Little Guy has a huge role, Boukman, which is the revolutionary leader in the old days. Through the lines from his son, Guy gets some motivations. On the other hand, Guy gets his job in the sugar mill. Nevertheless, he finds the hot air balloon is more exciting. Without consent from his wife Lili, he still gets into the hot air balloon, committing suicide. He died in freedom.
This story is about freedom. When I first read this story, I got the idea of Guy wanting freedom not only from the society but also from his family. The oppression and the pressures made him escape from the 'jail' to get a freer life.
“Night Women” concerns a prostitute who does her profession next to her young, sleeping son’s bed. Because her husband has left the family, she then has to carry the family, yet she has to choose to become a prostitute. At day, she tempts men to come to her house. At night, she prepared for them, yet she tells her son that she gets made up before bedtime because she’s waiting for an angel to come. In order to keep her activity secret, she uses a curtain to separate her and her son. However, she worries he’ll someday find out the truth, especially as she sees him becoming older and more sexually aware. If he ever wakes to find her with one of her regular married men, she will tell him it’s his father, visiting for one night. When he asks about the angels, she tells him they haven’t come yet.
Night women is a really unique story that I feel the beauty of languages from it. The author utilizes beautiful languages so we can feel the woman's love for her son. Whenever she talks about her son, she uses those type of language, yet when she says about her job, the language becomes normal and plain in some way. I feel sympathize for the woman because she has no other choice to choose from. The only way for her is to become a prostitute. In order to take care of her child, she has to do this. Through the writing, I acknowledge how helpless she is.
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