Quote 1: "I closed my eyes and held my breath, forcing myself to recite it as a mantra. My father is dying and I'm pregnant."-Edwidge Danticat's thoughts- Page 15
Significance: I chose this quote because it really reflects on the reality of their situation and life in general. The world doesn't stop for anyone and you have to face that. you cant just sit on the ground somewhere and cry like Edwidge Danticat, the author of this book, you have to get up and keep moving on or you will be left behind.
Personal: I feel connected to this quote because I felt like I saw my grandfather dying even though I didn't notice at the time because of my young age. Ever time I went to Wisconsin to see him, which was about every summer, he was less energetic and more frail. I know how its like watching someone deteriorate before your own eyes.
Question: Why isn't she happy about having a baby?
Quote 2: My father drew in his breath, something that required a great deal of effort and thus resulted in a grimace-like contortion of his face. "I don't-I can't- remember every moment. But what I can say is this. I haven't enjoyed myself in the sense of party and glory. I haven't enjoyed myself in the sense of party and glory. I haven't seen a lot of places and haven't done that many things, but I've had a good life."-Edwidge Danticat's Father- Page 20-21
Significance: This quote shows that all you have to do is be surrounded by the people that you love in order to have a good life. No matter what you go through in your life, you will always be happy around your friends and family.
Personal: This quote made me happy because I felt that only a selfless person would say that which reassures me that this book is a good one. Also my family is whats most important to me so we have something in common.
Question: Why is he taking his death like a business proposal?
3 comments:
Quote 1: I think that you are right by saying the world doesn't stop for anyone and you have to face that. I think that she needs to remember that and accept this baby as a great thing and not something bad. I also have a personal connection to this because when my great grandfather died I wanted so badly for the world to just stop, but I had to face it.
Question 1: I don't think that she isn't happy with the baby, I think that she is unhappy with the time of the baby. I think that she wishes that she is having the baby at some other time.
Quote 2: I think that this quote shows that her father loves his family very much and is very proud of them. I also think that this shows that you don't have to travel everyone and buy a lot of stuff, you just have to be around the people you love.
Question 2: I think that he wants to make it very easy on his family when he dies, and he doesn't want any confustion on who gets what. So he wants to figure out everything. I also think that he doesn't want to think as his death, as a death but as a business proposal.
Quote one: I agree, some things in life and hard to face. It's harder to move on in life and trying to leave things behind. Accepting this fact for her must be very hard and knowing harsh truth is hard to take in. I really like how you related it to reality. I have a connection as well, when my grandma died it was extremely hard for me to realize that I no longer had any grandparents. It was also very hard because I saw her the day before her death and it was hard to know that she was leaving us soon. I was in shock when she died because she didn't look as bad as she was. To get over this I simply embraced the time I had with her and when I think about her I just think of the good memories. I hope that Edwidge Daniticat will do the same.
Quote two: I agree. I think to have an enjoyable life you just need to be with people you love and people that love you. You need to be able to move on and accept the hardest things in life, and keep going when you think your to sad to go on.
Question: I think she is happy that she is pregnant even though her and her husband were not trying. She probably needs something to lift her spirits when her father is gone.
Question two: Maybe to accept his near death better and to make it seem like it's not as a big of a deal.
-Grace
Q1: she will not take one step back she will keep moving no mater what!
Qu1:I agree Rachel, I agree
Q2: She wants he father to miraculously live to see the her family start and grow, the he may pass in peace.
Qu2: if she were god then she may do somthing, but she is not, so she had to do somthing with her father so she dose hot feel guilty for not spending time with hin!
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