4 gods Characteristics
The peasants also worship the gods, hoping and believing gods is the only way that can guide them through disasters and mishaps in their lives. The book had totally 4 gods: Agwe, god of water, Asaka, god of earth, Erzulie, god of love, and Papa Gé, god of death. Each god have different power and control different thing in the book. For example, Agwe is a cruel, and aggressive god. In Chapter 1 page 16, " Agwe sometimes unleashed to devastate fields, flood roads, and sweep everything out to sea." From this sentence, we can acknowledge how aggressive he is; he will leave nothing for the peasants when he is agitated. However, Agwe is also very unpredictable and gentle to the children; when Désirée's mother abandons her because there is no much for them to eat, to survive, her mother leaves her under the mango tree. As a result, Agwe is mad and floods the everything; this caused a lot of people died, and yet Désirée survive from it. From my perspective, it might be a boy who perform him, and he might wear a long hair to represent the aggressive and wild-like behavior; he can also be muscular to represent his aggressive of flooding the peasant's house, farms, and everything. Moreover, he can have a blueish hair to highlight he is the god of water; his body can also be painted as blue to highlight it; he can have some shells, fish on his body. In my understanding, he needs to be tall, muscular, and strong. And for his sound, he has to have a lower voice(bass), and tougher.
For Asaka, I think this character needs to perform by a girl because it's like the opposite of Agwe; it's like the wife of Agwe. There is not much description for Asaka in the book, but I think she loves Agwe. "All the fruits had been picked from the trees, and Asaka, angered by Agwe's infidelity, had refused to nourish the earth." From this sentence, we can see the love and affection that Asaka has for Agwe; however, she is also childish in some way because Agwe's infidelity, she wouldn't help the peasants, not thinking about what will the peasant go through. Moreover, Agwe describes her as laziness; "Yes, yes. All those who support Asaka in her laziness. As a result, Asaka might wear greenish dress to represent her identity. Moreover, she can be a little fat(back to the point when Agwe says she is lazy); she can also had tree branch on her head, and body to highlight her identity. She is lively because she needs to nourish the lands.
For Erzulie, I think this character also needs to be done by a girl because it's the god of love. She is kind, and gentle. " From out of the dimness in the back, emerged a woman--tall, broad, beautiful, her white lace dress sparkling and heavy with beads." Page 72. From this sentence, we can see how pretty and beautiful Erzulie is from the perspective of Désirée. Her cloth will be red because this can highlight the affection and passion that Désirée is eager to pursuing. Her dress will be the most delicate and complexing because it can highlight her identity. Maybe there can be some gold and silver decoration on her cloth and her hair. Her voice will be calm and polite to the peasants, but to Agwe, her voice can rise up.
For Papa Gé, this character can be played either by a girl or a boy. He is a dreadful, cruel and wicked character. Page 46, "A shadow became thicker, larger, then formed itself into a man, a man in black who perched inside the window, his clothes as dark as the night behind him. His mouth gleamed red, blood red. He grinned around a cigar clenched between brown teeth that were dripping with blood" This book depicts Papa Gé vividly, in which we can see the evil and dreadful of Papa Gé. As a result, the clothes will be black, and he/she can wear a black cape to highlight the darkness of Papa Gé. Moreover, because he perched down to look for Désirée, he/she can be in the form of bat, or raven etc. Moreover, he/she can hold some props to show the capability of putting people to death. He/she can have a ring and a skull necklace. His/her voice can be either low or high; for high-pitched voice with laughing in his/her throat, it can sound like a crow. However, it can also be in a lower voice, this can highlight the cruelness of Papa Gé.
For Asaka, I think this character needs to perform by a girl because it's like the opposite of Agwe; it's like the wife of Agwe. There is not much description for Asaka in the book, but I think she loves Agwe. "All the fruits had been picked from the trees, and Asaka, angered by Agwe's infidelity, had refused to nourish the earth." From this sentence, we can see the love and affection that Asaka has for Agwe; however, she is also childish in some way because Agwe's infidelity, she wouldn't help the peasants, not thinking about what will the peasant go through. Moreover, Agwe describes her as laziness; "Yes, yes. All those who support Asaka in her laziness. As a result, Asaka might wear greenish dress to represent her identity. Moreover, she can be a little fat(back to the point when Agwe says she is lazy); she can also had tree branch on her head, and body to highlight her identity. She is lively because she needs to nourish the lands.
For Erzulie, I think this character also needs to be done by a girl because it's the god of love. She is kind, and gentle. " From out of the dimness in the back, emerged a woman--tall, broad, beautiful, her white lace dress sparkling and heavy with beads." Page 72. From this sentence, we can see how pretty and beautiful Erzulie is from the perspective of Désirée. Her cloth will be red because this can highlight the affection and passion that Désirée is eager to pursuing. Her dress will be the most delicate and complexing because it can highlight her identity. Maybe there can be some gold and silver decoration on her cloth and her hair. Her voice will be calm and polite to the peasants, but to Agwe, her voice can rise up.
For Papa Gé, this character can be played either by a girl or a boy. He is a dreadful, cruel and wicked character. Page 46, "A shadow became thicker, larger, then formed itself into a man, a man in black who perched inside the window, his clothes as dark as the night behind him. His mouth gleamed red, blood red. He grinned around a cigar clenched between brown teeth that were dripping with blood" This book depicts Papa Gé vividly, in which we can see the evil and dreadful of Papa Gé. As a result, the clothes will be black, and he/she can wear a black cape to highlight the darkness of Papa Gé. Moreover, because he perched down to look for Désirée, he/she can be in the form of bat, or raven etc. Moreover, he/she can hold some props to show the capability of putting people to death. He/she can have a ring and a skull necklace. His/her voice can be either low or high; for high-pitched voice with laughing in his/her throat, it can sound like a crow. However, it can also be in a lower voice, this can highlight the cruelness of Papa Gé.
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