"Krik! Krak!"

Book Review # 65311

Literature > World

"Krik! Krak!"

A personal review and discussion on Edwidge Danticat's collection of short stories, "Krik! Krak!"

915 words () | 2 sources | MLA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper, through cited characters, discusses how this novel focuses on the role of the Haitian women and the circumstances they were forced to accept. The paper discusses the far reaching effects of abuse, imprisonment and rape on the woman who endured it and their children who lived vicariously through the memories. The author also offers a personal review of the novel.

From the Paper:

"During the wedding story, "Ma" is somewhat heartbroken because her eldest daughter, Caroline, is not only marrying a Bahamian man, but they are not going to be wed in the church. Though Caroline is not the least bit distraught over her decisions, Ma cannot bear to fathom her daughters reasoning. In theory, Ma is an American, but at heart she never left the motherland. Her roots are shown as she quite frequently makes bone soup, a traditional Haitian broth. Her daughters are accustomed to their mothers' pressure to remember their Haitian ancestry, marry men of the same descent, as well as bear red undergarments to ward off their deceased fathers presence. Though her children have been Americanized, Ma seems to live each day as if she were still in the Haiti."