The Dew Breaker by Justin Tacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l en-us 2018-05-15 14:23:12 UTC 2018-06-12 02:18:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260870192 2018-05-15 14:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260870192 justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260874540 Why is it called the Dew Breaker]]> 2018-05-15 14:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260874540 “The book of the dead” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260878604
  • Father(Papa)
    • Quotes: “ I also bring up the blunt, ropelike scar that runs from my fathers right cheek down to the corner of his mouth(2).” 
    ]]>     2018-05-15 14:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260878604     Ahnyeli Baez ahnyelibaez08 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260878669 The father threw away Ka’s art work ]]> 2018-05-15 14:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260878669 dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260879266 What is the time period of the first chapter titled “The Book of the Dead”? ]]> 2018-05-15 14:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260879266 Ahnyeli Baez ahnyelibaez08 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260879273 What was Ka going to get in return for bringing the art work to Gabrielle Fonteneau? ]]> 2018-05-15 14:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260879273 Wendie weneshastewart14 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260880551 Loss]]> 2018-05-15 14:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260880551 Miami Early 2000's justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260880697 2018-05-15 14:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260880697 Wendie weneshastewart14 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260881266 Fatherhood ]]> 2018-05-15 14:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260881266 The sculpture reyesfrances2525 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260883985 2018-05-15 14:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260883985 Wendie weneshastewart14 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260884634 Does her father have mental problems? 
    Pg: 10]]>     2018-05-15 15:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260884634     weneshastewart14 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260885393 Michel (roommate]]> 2018-05-15 15:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260885393 “Seven” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260885527 The husband in chapter two conflict is Character vs Character. He’s having conflict with his wife as they are both scared that they do not love each other anymore.

    Evidence: “ She didn’t move as he kissed the top of her head. He said nothing, simply slipped out of his clothes and lay down on the bed.” ]]>     2018-05-15 15:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260885527     “ .. Your father was the hunter, he was not the prey” what does this mean reyesfrances2525 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260885671 Page 11 ]]> 2018-05-15 15:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260885671 Ocarterria ocarterria23 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260886730 What I get from the story is a mysterious abandonment of a patriarchal figure it was only temporary but the daughter thought it might be perma]]> 2018-05-15 15:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260886730 “Seven” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260886915 Wife’s Goal:Tell her husband about the neighbor she has been seeing for the past three days

    Evidence: “ She wanted to tell her husband about that neighbor... only then would she feel like their future would be true.” ]]>     2018-05-15 15:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/260886915     “Water Child” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261607418 Why doesn’t Nadine like to talk with her coworkers? ]]> 2018-05-17 14:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261607418 “Water Child” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261609100 Her fear is her motivation as she is scared to call her parents back. She has been putting it off for a very long time so she is afraid that they will be mad at her. 
    Quote: “ She quickly hung up and redialed, only to get the same message. After dialing a few more times, she decided to call her parents instead.” ]]>     2018-05-17 14:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261609100     “Water Child” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261612304 Conflict: Character vs Character
    • People don’t like to sit with Nadine because she doesn’t pay attention to them
    Quote: “ Anyone who had sought detailed conversations with her... had met only with cold silence and a blank stare out to the Psych Ward(29).” 

    ]]>     2018-05-17 14:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261612304     Chapters justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261612466 Book of the Dead - 1
    Seven - 18
    Water Child - 26
    Book of Miracles - 34
    Night Talkers - 43
    The Bridal Seamstress - 61
    Monkey Tails - 71
    Funeral Singer - 83
    The Dew Breaker Circa 1967 - 93]]>     2018-05-17 14:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261612466     “ Water Child” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261614731 A symbol in this chapter is the letter she received from her parents. This is a symbol of her past life and her parents sacrifice as her parents are currently living where she grew up and they are the reason why she is a medical professional.
    Quotes: “ The next day, Nadine ignored her tuna melt altogether to read the letter over many times(29)... ten years ago her parents had sold everything they owned... in order to send her to nursing school(31).” ]]>     2018-05-17 14:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261614731     “Water Child” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261615769 Central Idea: Fear
    This is a central idea because she is fearful to talk to those who love her(parents and ex-boyfriend)
    Quotes: “Her mind was suddenly blank. What would she say? She was trying to think of something(31).” ]]>     2018-05-17 14:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261615769     “Seven” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261619546
  • Wife- She is shown to be guilty and scared as she cheated and is afraid to tell her husband about it
    • Quotes: “ She wanted to tell her husband about that neighbor who hadn’t slept next to her those days after he’d left(24).” 
    ]]>     2018-05-17 15:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261619546     “Water Child” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261620936
  • 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).” 
    ]]>     2018-05-17 15:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261620936     ”The book of Miracles” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261744819 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 20:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261744819     “The book of miracles” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261744998 What made Anne’s daughter turn into an atheist? ]]> 2018-05-17 20:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261744998 “Seven” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261745101 Why did the wife cheat on her husband? ]]> 2018-05-17 20:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261745101 “The book of the dead” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261745878 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 20:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261745878     “The book of miracles” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261746393 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 20:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261746393     “ The book of the dead” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261747340 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261747340     “Seven” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261747814 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261747814     “The book of Miracles” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261748551 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).”  ]]>     2018-05-17 21:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261748551     “The book of the dead” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261749276 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261749276     “The book of Miracles” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261749737 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261749737     “The book of Miracles” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261750290 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261750290     “Seven” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261750764 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261750764     “The book of the dead” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261751202 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).” ]]>     2018-05-17 21:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261751202     “Night talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261937703 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).” ]]>     2018-05-18 14:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261937703     ”Night Talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261938933 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).” ]]>     2018-05-18 14:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261938933     Ocarterria ocarterria23 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261939804 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]]> 2018-05-18 14:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261939804 “Night talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261940471 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).” ]]>     2018-05-18 14:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261940471     Ms. Hinds reyesfrances2525 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261940799 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

    ]]>     2018-05-18 14:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261940799     “Night talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261941736 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).” ]]>     2018-05-18 14:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261941736     “Night talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261942820 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).” ]]>     2018-05-18 14:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261942820     The bridal seamstress https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261943643 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.]]> 2018-05-18 14:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261943643 “Night talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261944642 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).” ]]>     2018-05-18 14:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261944642     “Night talkers” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261945188 Setting: Beau Jour, Haiti]]> 2018-05-18 14:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261945188 The Book Of The Dead ahnyelibaez08 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261946267 The statue reminded Ka’s father of his past experince inside the prison and that’s something he is trying to forget. ]]> 2018-05-18 14:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261946267 Seven reyesfrances2525 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261947322 Why didn't Nadine know about her dad working in the prison sooner? 

    ]]>     2018-05-18 14:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261947322     Water Child reyesfrances2525 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261951675 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 ]]>     2018-05-18 15:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261951675     Book Of Miracles reyesfrances2525 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261954030 Christmas 
    Quote: ]]>     2018-05-18 15:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261954030     Ka weneshastewart14 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261965695 She made a wooden sculptor of her father from rugged/course wood to portray the struggle of his past.

    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/261965695     Water child franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262369362 Why didn’t Nadine call her parents?]]> 2018-05-21 14:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262369362 “The bridal seamstress” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262378802 Setting: Far Rockaway, Queens]]> 2018-05-21 14:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262378802 Dany https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262379285 The motivation of Dany is death. Dany fears death and it motivates him. His night talking tendencies upholds the theme.]]> 2018-05-21 14:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262379285 “The bridal seamstress” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262380416 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).” ]]>     2018-05-21 14:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262380416     “Monkey Tails” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262381563 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).” ]]>     2018-05-21 14:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262381563     “Monkey Tails” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262382721 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).”  ]]>     2018-05-21 14:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262382721     The nigh talkers https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262383308 Theme: time

    "When the flyer was bleached by the sun and weinkled by the cold..”]]>     2018-05-21 14:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262383308     The Night Talkers ryan_west2001 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262385940 Hati]]> 2018-05-21 14:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262385940 “The funeral singer” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262710352 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).” ]]>     2018-05-22 14:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262710352     “The funeral singer” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262712130 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).” ]]>     2018-05-22 14:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262712130     Monkey tail https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262715520 Themes: Relationships ]]> 2018-05-22 14:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262715520 Monkey tails https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262716096 Symbol: water valve, it represents flood of emotion in this chapter]]> 2018-05-22 14:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/262716096 “The dew breaker Circa 1967” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/263054267 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).” ]]>     2018-05-23 14:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/263054267     “The dew breaker circa 1967” dziyahmitchell https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/263055576 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).” ]]>     2018-05-23 14:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/263055576     Why did Edwidge switch narrators throughout the book? weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266311722 2018-06-08 13:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266311722 How does all the mini story tie in with each other ?...... Like what do they have in common? weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266312469 2018-06-08 13:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266312469 How would you describe Ka’s father ? weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266315728 2018-06-08 13:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266315728 Why does Danticat begin The Dew breaker with the confession of Ka's father? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266315967 2018-06-08 13:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266315967 Forgiveness weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316478 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.


    ]]>     2018-06-08 14:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316478     Why does Ka's mother marry the dew breaker? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316480 2018-06-08 14:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316480 Why did Ka’s mom stay with her dad even after finding out all the things he did. weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316605 2018-06-08 14:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316605 Why does feda refuse to sing at the national palace? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316826 2018-06-08 14:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316826 What was nadene force to do y her boyfriend? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316918 2018-06-08 14:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316918 Why is Ka confused if she should love or hate her father? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316979 2018-06-08 14:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266316979 What made Ka father go crazy? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317072 2018-06-08 14:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317072 Did Ka forgive her father? weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317084 2018-06-08 14:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317084 why is nadene scared to talk to her parents? stephanierdrgz270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317203 2018-06-08 14:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317203 Anne weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317832 -Dew Breaker’s Wife (Ka’s dad)
    -Religious ]]>     2018-06-08 14:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266317832     Aline weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266318400 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. ]]> 2018-06-08 14:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266318400 Beatrice weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266318707 She was beaten by a guard and that forces her to tell Aline about all the things she went through.]]> 2018-06-08 14:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266318707 The Pastor weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266319080 He preaches his sermon so it inspires the Haitians to have faith/hope against the Duvalier regime.]]> 2018-06-08 14:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266319080 Nadine weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266319520 She seems to always be by herself so I think she represents the separation with the Haitians.]]> 2018-06-08 14:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266319520 Nadine weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266319997 Why did she have an abortion?]]> 2018-06-08 14:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266319997 Dany weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266322092 Why did Danys aunt die after Dany told her she knew who killed his parents?]]> 2018-06-08 14:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266322092 Anne weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266323639 Somewhat forced into forgiving her husband because she is guilty.

    Guilty of her brothers death ]]>     2018-06-08 14:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266323639     Scar weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266323896 Represent Ka’s fathers guilt]]> 2018-06-08 14:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266323896 Chapter 4 ocarterria23 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266324826 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]]> 2018-06-08 14:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266324826 Luggage thrown out at Customs (Seven) weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266324990  Represent transitioning from Haitian culture to American culture.]]> 2018-06-08 14:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266324990 Plot of Seven weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266325916 Loneliness
    Haven’t seen each other in 7 years so they cheated on each other .]]>     2018-06-08 14:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266325916     Questions ocarterria23 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326023 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?]]> 2018-06-08 14:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326023 Ka’s mom weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326558 Guilt vs Love for her husband ]]> 2018-06-08 14:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326558 Chapter 8 ocarterria23 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326600 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.]]> 2018-06-08 14:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326600 Ka’s father ocarterria23 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326776 Ka, your father was the hunter, he was not the prey he was the dominant person not a weakling]]> 2018-06-08 14:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266326776 Monkey Tails weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266328103 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.]]>     2018-06-08 15:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266328103     The funeral singer weneshastewart https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266328666 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 

    ]]>     2018-06-08 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266328666     Water child franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266344577 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 ]]> 2018-06-08 17:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266344577 Night talkers franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266346678 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]]> 2018-06-08 17:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266346678 franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266349357 Statue of ka’s father: serves as a reminder to him of his past sins ]]> 2018-06-08 17:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266349357 franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266350013 New York; this is where all the Haitians immigrants went to start their new lives ]]> 2018-06-08 17:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266350013 franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266350740 The past cannot be escaped; throughout the book each character has a past that has haunt them for different reason ]]> 2018-06-08 17:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266350740 The bridal seamstress franwilliams270 https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266352599 What was the relation between Beatrice and the prison guard ]]> 2018-06-08 18:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266352599 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625162 2018-06-11 14:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625162 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625204 2018-06-11 14:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625204 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625262 2018-06-11 14:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625262 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625285 2018-06-11 14:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625285 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625300 2018-06-11 14:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625300 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625362 2018-06-11 14:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625362 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625398 2018-06-11 14:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625398 Done to here justintacchi https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625421 2018-06-11 14:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266625421 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266725327 Night talkers was mentioned to show that truths are revealed when someone talks in their sleep ]]> 2018-06-12 02:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266725327 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266725478 The dew breaker reflects on covered wounds of the past bought into the future like ka and her parents 

    ]]>     2018-06-12 02:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266725478     ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266725842 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.]]>     2018-06-12 02:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266725842     ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726090 Statue of kas father symbolizes the fathers past. ]]> 2018-06-12 02:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726090 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726430 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 ]]>     2018-06-12 02:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726430     ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726803 Haiti which is the hometown of kas mom ( beautiful place but considered ugly due to violence ,political disorder , and cruelty ]]> 2018-06-12 02:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726803 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726971 New York (Haitian immigrants resides in) ]]> 2018-06-12 02:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266726971 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727169 Ka’s father guilt of his past causes him to thrown out of the statue ]]> 2018-06-12 02:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727169 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727438 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. ]]>     2018-06-12 02:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727438     ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727486 Ka and Anne’s masks represents her fathers hidden past ]]> 2018-06-12 02:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727486 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727760 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 . ]]>     2018-06-12 02:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727760     ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727968 Haiti’s bad views are mentioned to hint to the reader as to why ka and her family left in the first place. ]]> 2018-06-12 02:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266727968 ashley_simpson_lga https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266728109 New York 
    A new place that can promise a new and better future ]]>     2018-06-12 02:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/justintacchi/h6dj2slyw88l/wish/266728109