Chapters 10-16 Notes

• Description of city on page 98 seems so foreign to Desiree
• Her shock of the cars highlights the rich vs. poor theme
• Desiree wishes to be something she is not
• The shoes and colors, she is losing the sense of who she is/her home
• Desiree is afraid of the new things
• she is beginning to feel regret from fear
• amazed as she sees the hotel, I wonder if she realizes the problem these differences could cause for her and Daniel
• Is it costume to call people brother and mama, even strangers?
• All these people telling her she is wrong or ridiculous yet she keeps going, sense of perseverance
• She is so smart to have kept the fruit, she is clever
• desperation, sacrifice on page 107
• woman doesn't think she is poor because she is beautiful, says a lot about how the poor are viewed
• this woman is kind, reminds me or Erzulie
• woman believes in Erzulie, must be why they are similar (page 110)
• the shoes symbolize her literally not fitting in, she is so different but forcing herself to be something she is not
• The butterfly continues to visit her in times of need, luck, love etc. She is the butterfly page 115
• Is she dreaming all this? page 118-119
• Could they know each other because pf 'fate' or 'destiny' ??
• "the distance of the madame from the peasant" page 122
• The father doesn't believe in Gods, does not like Desiree
• Does Desiree love or idolize Daniel, does he simply use her?
• Is Desiree just Daniel wanting to defy his father?
• "a peasant, a black"race also sets them apart in this culture/society
• I think Daniel does love her (as of page 136) however, this plan to win over the parents will never work, especially if it is not the intentions of her Gods
• "forced into silence" she is held back from being herself, her humanity is suppressed by language, but also this is a metaphor for rich vs. poor
• dancing resembles her free and vibrant personality, it is the first time she lets go in a while
• page 141, she could escape poverty with any man, but Daniel is the only one she wants- sacrifice and true love
• page 143, she is looking for a butterfly for protection but she cannot find one
• Andrea is jealous of Desiree, I think she really does love Daniel
• page 151, he became a part of her and now she is dying as she looses him
• this total dependency is affecting her
• Daniel sees his life with Desiree and his life with Andrea as two different worlds
• He is cruel to have played her like that, he lead her on, destroyed her
• page 157, intense
• Papa Ge is so strong to influence her in that way, though she has grown up she is still so impressionable
• Desiree believes in honesty, thats a reason why she is so mad, but also because of how much she loves him
• page 160, 'that is the way of the world', seems like they just deal with inequality
• weather is controlled by Gods, is it dark because they are sad for Desiree, why would they do this to her?
• page 163, denial
• page 165, he doesn't recognize her- was it all fake or is he in denial as well?
• last paragraph of book is really powerful