Danticat Quotes

"If a woman is worth remembering,' said my grandmother, 'there is no need to have her name carved in letters.”

While reading Krik Krak so far, I am noticing a lot of interesting gender roles. In the first chapter, the letters between the woman and the man display this idea of 'remembering women'. I'm interested to read more about Danticats ideas on gender roles or stereotypes as she writes pieces through history. In the most recent chapters, the role of the wife/mother are very traditional, though still powerful, which is not true in all places throughout history. I am sure gender roles will create an interesting dynamic throughout the book. 

"We need literature because we wouldn't fully know ourselves without it. We need good literature to be human."

This quote is interesting because it says something about Danticat's ideas on literature and identity. Knowing 'who we are' through the thoughts or emotions we get from books, says a lot of our identity. I think Danitcat is touching on this a lot in Krik Krak because of her Haitian culture. As she writes we realize how much of Haiti is a part of her and why she feels it is important to tell these stories. Humanity comes from our ability to express ourselves and feel things inexplainable by words. Therefore, her interpretation of literature defining humanity is similar ideology.