blog 7

KriK Krak includes tons of stories that how are Haiti people living in America. They faced different problems. Night woman had to earn money for her son, so she worked hardly. What is lucky for them is they did not have any conflict. In Carloline’s wedding,mom and daughter held opposite oppinions  on wedding.

Night woman had a tough life,but in some way she was happy. She was happy to wait her son growing up. While she was working, she could see the hope. Like the thing what she is trying to get. She usually sit next to his son and just watched him sleeping. She must feel proud. Rasing her son up became her main goal in her life. All the thing she was doing is for his son. So we could say she was tired and she was happy too. She only had one enemy to face,which is this society. She attempted to get anything she could for her son. However,Day Woman and Carloline’s mom needed to worry about another thing called relationship between mom and daughter.

Thus Night Woman was lucky or her son have not grow up yet that could not make his own decision. In Caroline’s Wedding,what made mom so upset is she was going to marry with someone that is not from Haiti. For her mom’s age people,that is what can not be tolerated. They still kept a old tradition which is already abolished in their next generation. Their children like Carloline as an example,she did not consider if this man from Haiti. They only cared about a feeling. That is what parents so worry about. They felt faint about this kind of conflicts. They were strong that they could never give up making their lives better,but they really cannot calm down when their children did not understand them.

It is easy to see in these three stories(Night Woman,NewYork Day Woman and Carloline’s Wedding), Woman were somewhat not be respected. They did hard work. Day woman was already old,but nobody gave a seat for her. Since they were from Haiti,some people even discriminated them,which gave them too much pain.

I admired immigrant settler who had to carry a whole family with sweat and sometimes cannot be understood by their children.

She talked about something that happened in Haiti. People suffered at that time. She inspired me although I did not experience. We would not know what happen  if she did not write those down. I think that is the charming point as an author.

She is brave. She fights for blacks' rights. That is what inspired me. While Protecting or trying to get something, it is not necessary to use fist or gun. There is another way called writing. Because words can make people feel what you feel.

Night woman

She is 25 years old and have a son who needs her to raise.
Hard life. Earn money is not easy.
Watch her son's sleep

Two people visited
Emmanuel: Doctor
Alexandre: Accordian player

NewYork Day Woman
Daughter wonder what job her mom does in NewYork for so many years. (Follow her mom)
Found out her mom is a babysitter.
Child that her mom takes care is not quiet so her job is heavy and tired.
The way when she got back, she had a new expression to her mom.
(She gave seat to old people)

Soft and gentle are two words that I can think of her tone. Night woman takes care of her son carefully and raise him up as well as possible. The whole story uses a hazy way to explain,which reflects too much work for her makes her out of energy. And her mind allows her thoughts go anywhere. She often changes thinking different stuffs. All these shows she is not on the mood.

When I was reading this book,the first feeling come out from my mind is people living in Haiti were not happy at that time. Something constraints them, they repeat the same stuffs that has already done so many times yesterday. They somehow hate right now life,they need a change. “Children of the sea” and “A wall of Fire Rising” are good examples.

The most hurt pain between lovers is not they could not stay forever,but they cannot even miss the days they are not apart. In the first story, girl’s father used any ways he can think of to stop his daughter’s love. The boy is already gone,but that was just not enough to father. What father want to do is completely destroy everything boy left. Girl has no freedom to keep those music tapes,Girl has no freedom to miss him. That is unfair for her. Any love exist in this world should be supported or blessed by others because that is such a pure thing. However,society help most of lovers decide which love will last,which love is doomed to over. Society constraints people too tight. I believe we all have a Eldorado in our mind. At that place, we can do anything we love to do, we do without worry. Yes,freedom is the right label. We are brave enough to do what we want, we are free ample to love someone.

And in the third story,there are two big conflicts. One is in the family and another is in his own mind. Guy and Lili have different opinions about their son’s life. What can be ensure is they both love their so much. They both hope their son will have a bright future. Because right now,they are poor. This society force this family has to consider how to continue life. Also,Guy struggled a lot too. He has a dream that ride a hot air balloon and float to anywhere as long as it is a beautiful place. However he has duty to carry this family. This main factor stops his dream.

Same as our real lives, too many factors constrains us. In fact,we do not really have freedom. We might be physically en

Author mom died but actually not really
Went to that city's prison.
Mom was treated badly in the prison(poor and thin)
Massacre River
Jacqueline told author mom dead.

He is going to act in a play.
Sugar mill---saw a big hot air balloon---decide to raise
Father got a job in sugar mill

In a second story, author's mom dead. However as a main character in this story, her name even does not mentioned. Author might thinks it is not necessary to say the name. The most important thing is remembering mom loves her very much. Author missed days mom took care of her gently,just like the first quote. Love is like a drizzle. At that time, author thought it was just simple true love, so she didn't pay too much attention on that. One day, that kind of love is lost. Although author still feel the love from mom,this feeling of being love becomes heavy. Mom in that suffered situation still loves and misses daughter. Author could not carry this love, that is the meaning in the first quote. Love drown you.