KRIK? KRAK! Reading Notes 2

Night Women:

Characters: (unnamed)
Mother
Son (6-10)

Plot:
Takes place over one night
Mother works as a 'woman of the night' or a prostitute
She talks about her son as she watches him sleep
Imagines her son as the 'ghost' or 'angel' or the father
She sacrifices her body for his future
She imagines him growing up
She sees the 'day women' and feels bad for them as they have to work during the day

Themes:
Gender
Legacy
Parent/Child Relationships
Escape
Magic vs Reality


Questions:

Is the father actually dead?
Does the son know she's a prostitute or too young to understand?

New York Day Women

Characters:
Daughter (20s-30s)
Mother (50s-60s)

Plot:
The daughter is on her lunch break and sees her mom on the streets of NYC
Haitian immigrants
She follows her mom
Mom works as nanny (?)
Bold print is mother (similar to first chapter)
Mom's voice in her head
She recounts all the ways her mother has influenced her
Reflective of Daniticat's experience and past

Themes:
Legacy
Parent/Child Relationships
Escape

The Missing Peace

Characters:
Grandmother
Visitor Emelie (Mademoiselle Gallant)
Lamort
Raymond

Plot:
Lamort is with Raymond and he 'controls her beauty' (gender roles big time here)
He sorta sexually assaults her it seems somewhat consensual (Not for sure though)
He talks about his war injury
Curfew gunshots, violence in town
Grandmother is portrayed very wise (generations/legacy)
Lamont brings a sewing kit to Emelie
Emelie tells her she should have been named after her mother (mother died during child birth)
Emelie (American) mother died in this town
Lamort quites her grandmother
Emelie pays Lamort to take her to the mass grave
'Key word' is peace but guard ignores it and gets very mad >:( when the women try to challenge him
Emelie begs Lamort to stay, she sleeps on the ground
Lamort tells her grandmother she wants to be called by her mother's name

Themes:
Gender
Family
History vs Present
Violence/Death
Faith

Questions:

Whole thing with guy in the cemetery, why was he so mean? They were out past curfew is that really such a big deal???
Purple dress???
What is the historical context of this chapter?
What is this town?