Quote one: Page 208 "I thought you might have some cravings," she said. "Unsatisfied cravings can lead to birthmarks on the baby." -Tante Zi.
Significance: It really shows Tante Zi's part in helping her and the family and how much she cares about the family and helping taking care of the baby. It makes me realize how many different cultures and beliefs there are in this book, because when someone else was pregnant (who was that again?) She was kicked out of her own home. And even though she was younger and not married it makes me realize how different families feel and support each other.

Character Judgment: This quote really shows how closely their family is bonded and how safe and loving they are around each other. Overall through this whole book I have really felt like this family was always one to stick through for each other no matter what.

Question one: do you think that if this family was almost torn apart that they would lose contact/stop helping each other - or contact less?


Quote two: Page 209 "Joseph Dantica." He pronounced his name in the French way, putting the most emphasis on the last syllable. Though a error on my father/s birth certificate had made him a Danticat, giving us a singular variation on the family name, we still promoted our sur names the same. -Joseph Dantica

Significance: I had no idea that her name/families last name was originally Dantica, and everything changed just because of a mistake on the birth certificate. It made me wonder if they could have gotten that fixed like they do today.

Personal connection: I can connect to this quote because one of my ancestors came from Germany. He lived in New York and he was trying to get a job there and nobody could pronounce his last name. It was very heavily German. (I don't know the spelling but it was said something like sehvuck). Because of the troubles he had to go through he decided that it was a new life, a new him so why not a new last name? He made up a new last name...Shefcik.

Question two: Do you think that they tried to correct Edwidges father's birth certificate name or did they just not bother? Why do you think Edwidge or any of her brothers and sisters decided not to change it when they turned 18... or anyone else in the family?
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Quote one: "Okay," my father said, "but don't frighten the others in Haiti. Don't tell them about the hospital and the oxygen. Don't make it sound like I'm on my death bed." -Edwidge's father.


Charecter judgment: This really shows what kind of a loving and caring person he is. He doesn't want anyone to know that he is dying and even though it's not actually like a death bed, he has the possibility of dying and does not want anyone to worry about him. He puts others feelings first and you can just really tell here what kind of a person he is.

Question one: When Edwidge's father told Edwidge to walk Uncle Joseph outside do you think that it was to keep her from seeing him cry like she assumed?

Quote two: "Tell Ferna not to worry," he said. "God is with me." -Uncle Joseph page 178

Charecter Judgement: I think that it shows that even though people want to kill him he doesn't worry or care and he knows he is going to be okay because he's keeping his religion close to him.

Question two: Why does he turn his voicebox down?

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