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New York
A new place that can promise a new and better future

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Haiti’s bad views are mentioned to hint to the reader as to why ka and her family left in the first place.

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Past cannot be erased
The author argues that the past can’t be erased . It shapes you and that it cannot be undone . In the story the past is something kas dad hides from even though he can’t undo it .

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Ka and Anne’s masks represents her fathers hidden past

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Monkey Tails
The retelling of history in Haiti helps the story seem more pleasant so that the imagery is oppressed and it’s swept under the rug.

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Ka’s father guilt of his past causes him to thrown out of the statue

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New York (Haitian immigrants resides in)

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Haiti which is the hometown of kas mom ( beautiful place but considered ugly due to violence ,political disorder , and cruelty

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Throwing statue in the river
To show how ashamed and dark his past was and how he never wants to see it again especially not when it can be viewed as a monument

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Statue of kas father symbolizes the fathers past.

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The bridal seamstress
Beatrice ( victim of abuse by violent acts )and shows Aline the reporter.This conveys the definition of the dew breaker and how the abuse formed her mentally and physically.

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The dew breaker reflects on covered wounds of the past bought into the future like ka and her parents

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Night talkers was mentioned to show that truths are revealed when someone talks in their sleep

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What was the relation between Beatrice and the prison guard

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The past cannot be escaped; throughout the book each character has a past that has haunt them for different reason

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New York; this is where all the Haitians immigrants went to start their new lives

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Statue of ka’s father: serves as a reminder to him of his past sins

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Man vs self: when Danny found out that the same guy that is responsible for his parents murder was living in the same house with him he went into his room to get revenge but he fears that it was the wrong guy

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Nadine is a hospital nurse whose finds herself growing less and less interested in calling her parents back home in Haiti. She is isolated from everyone because she has problems dealing with her mental and physical state because of a break up with her boyfriend and a recent abortion

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Her dad was tortured (all his teeth was pulled out)during the revolution

While learning English she decided she wants to go a fight in the revolution

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Portrays Haiti during the times of Hardship .
This is when the guards are being killed so it’s like the Haitians are getting justice for all the pain the went through because of those same guards.

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Ka, your father was the hunter, he was not the prey he was the dominant person not a weakling

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Studying at the restaurant allows the women to take advantage of the opportunity to bond and socialize. They often drink rum and wine and share stories of the past. Unfortunately, their test scores suffer as a result.

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Guilt vs Love for her husband

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Why did it take her father so long to tell her the truth? Was he planning on keeping it a secret forever, or did the sculpture open his eyes to do the right thing and tell his daughter the truth or?

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Loneliness
Haven’t seen each other in 7 years so they cheated on each other .

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Like the previous two chapters, this is narrated in the third person, with Anne’s point of view and experiences dominating. At the chapter’s start, Anne is relating miracles that she has heard about on a religious radio program to her husband and adolescent daughter

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Represent transitioning from Haitian culture to American culture.

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Represent Ka’s fathers guilt

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Somewhat forced into forgiving her husband because she is guilty.

Guilty of her brothers death

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Why did Danys aunt die after Dany told her she knew who killed his parents?

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Why did she have an abortion?

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He preaches his sermon so it inspires the Haitians to have faith/hope against the Duvalier regime.

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She was beaten by a guard and that forces her to tell Aline about all the things she went through.

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She uses her writing to reveal what the Haitians went through...... She’s wants to find out what they went through so I guess when she does find out she writes about it.

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-Dew Breaker’s Wife (Ka’s dad)
-Religious

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why is nadene scared to talk to her parents?

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why is nadene scared to talk to her parents?

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Why is Ka confused if she should love or hate her father?

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Why is Ka confused if she should love or hate her father?

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What was nadene force to do y her boyfriend?

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What was nadene force to do y her boyfriend?

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Why does feda refuse to sing at the national palace?

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Why does feda refuse to sing at the national palace?

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Why did Ka’s mom stay with her dad even after finding out all the things he did.

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Why did Ka’s mom stay with her dad even after finding out all the things he did.

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Why does Ka's mother marry the dew breaker?

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Why does Ka's mother marry the dew breaker?

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Why does Danticat begin The Dew breaker with the confession of Ka's father?

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Why does Danticat begin The Dew breaker with the confession of Ka's father?

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Ka was having a battle with forgiving her father for all the things she found out he did to “survive “.

When Ka was on the phone with her mom and then she hung up after she start learning about the type of person her dad is.

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How does all the mini story tie in with each other ?...... Like what do they have in common?

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How does all the mini story tie in with each other ?...... Like what do they have in common?

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Why did Edwidge switch narrators throughout the book?

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Why did Edwidge switch narrators throughout the book?

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A symbol in this chapter is the .38 gun. This is a symbol of both fear and protection as the pastor fears for his life as his wife was already murdered by his enemies.
Quote: “The preacher had already received his warning. Six months before, the daughter of a rival pastor had been paid to slip a piece of poisoned candy to the preacher’s wife... the preacher’s stubbornness made him tap his index finger on the .38 tucked away against his spine(95).”

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Loyalty: The guy who is supposed to kill the pastor is doing this because he wants to prove this central idea to someone else
Quote: “ But he couldn’t leave until he followed his orders, proved his loyalty, and killed the preacher(96).”

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Symbol: water valve, it represents flood of emotion in this chapter

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Themes: Relationships

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Loss: Each one of them have lost something in their lives whether it was a physical person or something emotionally precious to them
Quote: “Marisella left because her husband... was shot leaving the show... I was asked to leave the country by my mother... her parents couldn’t afford to keep her... she said this man had threatened to put her in prison ignorance she didn’t let him have me that night(88).”

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Character: Rèzia: A trait shown from her is independence as she owns her own place
Quote: “ Rèzia, the owner of Ambiance Créole, the sole Haitian restaurant on the Upper West Side of Manhattan(83).”

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Hati

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Theme: time

"When the flyer was bleached by the sun and weinkled by the cold..”

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Romain’s goal: Run away from home- his motivation for this action is his lack of love as his father left when he was young and his mother is rarely home
Quote: “ I’m leaving the country, he said. I’m getting out tonight... I just can’t stay here(81).”

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A symbol in this chapter is water. This is a symbol of poverty as many cannot afford  to buy water when they need it. So when the pipe was broken, many rushed to get the water they needed before having to pay for it again.
Quote: “ A different crowd was emerging now... carrying all sorts of vessels... to gather the precious water(73).”

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The motivation of Dany is death. Dany fears death and it motivates him. His night talking tendencies upholds the theme.

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Beatrice Saint Fort: Her motivation to move and quit her job is her fear of her stalker. She suffered severe trauma and now that man won’t leave her alone
Quote: “ He tied me up to some type of rack in the prison and whipped the bottom of my feet until they bled... This man, whenever so rent or buy a house in this city, I find him, living on my street(67).”

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Setting: Far Rockaway, Queens

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Why didn’t Nadine call her parents?

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She made a wooden sculptor of her father from rugged/course wood to portray the struggle of his past.

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Christmas
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One of the conflicts is that Ms. Hinds has serious mental problems. She feels like shes getting no help.
Quote: "WHY SEND ME HOME LIKE THIS?" pg30

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Why didn't Nadine know about her dad working in the prison sooner?

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The statue reminded Ka’s father of his past experince inside the prison and that’s something he is trying to forget.

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Setting: Beau Jour, Haiti

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In this chapter beatrice is a victim of the acts by the army but later in the chapter she explains the meaning of the dew breaker.

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A symbol in this chapter is the coffin. This is a symbol of death and fear as well. The village is fearful as almost everyone depended on her for something whether it was comfort or a necessity.
Quote: “ In the city that kind of birthing might have required a serious operation, Old Zo said, “but we didn’t need the city doctors. Estina knee what to do. Here’s one she brought into the world(58).”

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Conflict: Character vs Fate- Dany’s aunt died which was bound to happen as she was of old age but he is not processing it well
Quote: “ He’s in shock, they said. Can’t you see he’s not able to speak? He’s not even looking at her(57).”

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Water child-
She's has problems. Shes throwing things on the floor. Seems like she has anxiety. She also has speech problems.
Quote : "Ms. Hinds scribbled..guessed correctly." pg 30

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Loss: Dany’s Aunt died in the middle of the night next to him
Quote: “ When he woke up the next morning, she was dead. It was Old Zo’s daughter who let out the first cry, announcing the death to the entire valley(56).”

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Brookly is the place that a Haitian immigrant on the verge of turning 40 calls home. Nadine is a hospital nurse whose finds herself growing less and less interested in calling her parents back home in Haiti

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Motivation: Fear of death- Dany in this chapter is afraid of dead bodies as he’s scared to be near his Aunt Estina’s corpse
Quote: “ He was still unable to look at her in the coffin for too long... He dragged his sisal mat... as far away from the coffin as possible(59).”

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Character: Dany- originally from Haiti but now lives in New York
Quote: “My father was Maxo Jean Dorméus, he said... I am the boy(46).”

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Is there a chance that Dany has PTSD since the death of his parents?
Quote: “ I am the boy, he said, an egg-sized lump growing in his throat... he had prepared himself for only one conversation about his parents’ death(46).”

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A symbol in this chapter is water. This is a symbol as it was what her father used to destroy her sculpture.
Quote: “ Is this where the sculpture is? I ask. In the water, he says(8).”

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A symbol in this chapter is the bonfire. It is a symbol as they used this to burn something very important. This being his suit and her wedding dress.
Quote: “ She had burned her wedding dress in the bonfire and he had burned his suit. She wished now that they had kept them(26).”

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A symbol in this chapter is the poster of Constant that was in the church during Mass. This is a symbol as it is what brings their family together for a slight moment as they all want to know if the man in front of them is Constant.
Quote: “ Up close, it was instantly obvious that though the man bore a faint resemblance to Constant, it wasn’t him(40).”

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Conflict: Character vs Character- there is conflict between Anne and her daughter as they are complete opposities
Quote: “ I’m sorry to have to say this too, Manman... We come every year, but it’s always the same thing... It was only a Mass. Nothing more(43).”

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Conflict: Character vs Character- There is conflict between Ka and Gabrielle as Gabrielle is disappointed in the destruction of the sculpture she was going to gift her father with
Quote: “ But i’m very disappointed. I really wanted to give that piece to my father(10).”

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Hope: Anne is hoping to have her family back because they have changed basically leaving her as an outcast in her own home
Quote: “ Papa’s ready to go... her husband was still standing across the street. His back was turned...(42).”

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Loyalty: The husband has been loyal to his wife during the seven years when she was in Haiti. Yet the wife cheated him right after she made it to America.
Quote: “ She wanted to tell her husband about that neighbor who had slept next to her(24).”

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Forgiveness: This is a central idea as Ka was able to forgive her father even after he destroyed her very important sculpture
Quote: “ Watching my father accept with a nod of thanks, I remember... my mother and me, we, who are now his kas, his good angels(17-18).”

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The daughter’s motivation in this scene is her lack of belief. This is the reason why she is full of criticism towards her mother’s religious ways
Quote: “ Yeah, okay, ManMan, it was a fine mass, until that killer came(42).”

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The fathers motivation in this scene is the fact that he wants his own sculpture. That is the reason why he destroyed his daughter’s art
Quote: “ Ka, I don’t deserve a statue... not a whole one, at least(10).”

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What made Anne’s daughter turn into an atheist?

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Anne: In this chapter she is shown as patient as she endures her family being against her religious beliefs
Quote: “ Uninterested and unconfessed, her husband and daughter remained behind. Standing before the priest... she parted her lips to receive the wafer(40).”

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Why did the wife cheat on her husband?

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Nadine- In this chapter, she is shown as shy and lonely as she has no friends in her workplace and has no lover at home

Quote: “ Aside from the brief lunch encounters... they barely spoke st all... her one message was from Eric, her former beau, suitor, lover, the near father of her nearly born child(27-28).”