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Kioshmarie Gomez Kioshmariegomez@yahoo.com Fidela Pichardo (aunt) 9786553295 Thesis: The book "Krik! Krak?" has many themes that do not only affect the lives or Haitians but there way of living. One of the themes of this book was the struggle to live or die or anything. This affected the actions of the Haitians alot.

In this book, death forces alot of people to react. Not only to react towards themselves but to react or cause to others that surrounds them. The Haitians in this book struggle so much for themselves and for their loved ones as well.Edwidge Danticat ,the author of "Krick Krack" Expresses her emotions on her written work of each story of this book . Death causes many things in life of the Haitians. Danticat explains one of the struggles on the story, Children of the Sea". On this short story, is telling how two young lovers are writing to eachother but they dont recieve any of the letters. The male writes what hes going through while being on the boat on sea. Children of the Sea, shows the lost of hope that each and every person has. On the boat there is a pregnant girl who has scars all over her face. People to prevent from vomiting and getting sea sick, they will start telling stories. Others would look at eachothers faces to see just how frail and sick they are starting to look. Celianne, the pregnant girl struggles alot. She never ate. When she gave birth, her baby was not alive. The other people had to over throw it into the sea. Celianne couldnt resist her pain she felt when her baby was thrown into sea, so she jumped in too.

Another storoy that showed the struggle, Nineteen thirty seven. Edwidge Danticat shows alot on this short story. The Madonna, is being used as the hope that shows others how you really feel. When the girl's mom was arrested she had to struggle all the time. Everytime she went to visit her mom, she wouldnt talk unless with the Madonna. Her daughter had brought her some fried pork and plantains, and she had put it in her deepest pocket of her white long dress she had made. Everytime she went to visit her mom,she would see her thinner and thinner from the last time she went to visit her. The mom had to always do what she was told from the guards. She told her daughter that the food lasted her a very long time because she chews it and swallows her saliva, and then she puts it away. Her mom struggles alot being in prison. For her not be or get killed she has to obey anything and everything thats allowed in prison. Not seeing her mother like she used too, only when visiting her in prison was a very difficult struggle for her.

A Wall of Fire Rising tells how guy struggles to keep his family in good living. Guy tries to help his family with whatever needs to be done and the changes. But then he starts struggling and imaginary of mving into a different place and be something new. Edwidge Danticat tells how Guy really struggle to do something for himself and family and then ended up losing his own life.

Throughout the book, it made me feel all the struggles that each and every person went through. All their emotions that they had through their struggles, made us the reader feel a tint of its as well. I think that Edwidge Danticat shows and tells her emotions of many struggles that she has gone through. Or thatshe sees around her that people go through.