My Love, My Love Choaters One Through Five

Chapter One, Two, Three: important folk- Asaka, Agwe, TiMoune/Desiree, Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian

Musical opening line is same as book!!
No actual time period or definitive setting
Immediately vivid imagery and bright description
Gods- introduction of religion and regions importance to culture
Rich vs. poor- theme
Peasants work all day, hard physical work
"It makes for a very meager existence" peasant life is modest and looked down upon by culture
"And man" foreshadowing to character's (humans) mistakes  ???
Asaka- goddess of Earth
Asaka has strong connection to peasants
Distrust in the gods from the rich
Full dependency and trust to gods from the poor
Infatuation with the car, infatuation with the unknown
Butterfly- symbolism, Desiree is a butterfly in her society
Her dreams and wishes take away her innocence
She wants to leave- maturity

Chapters 4 and 5 Notes

"The police were not known to be gentle with peasants" don't trust the government
Such devotion raised the fears of Mama Euralie- dependency isn't love
Desiree is unhealthily involved with the man, innocence
Praying is a long term solution
The internal dialogue and questions of the characters are written as regular text..?
Storm resembles chaos
Agwes emotions reflect in storm
Desirees wish ends storm?
Blame storm on Agee AND Asaka and she leaves them with a destroyed land and earth
Relationship between peasants and gods within nature highlighted
Desiree defied Gods... respect and bravery or will gods punish her
How is she special that changed her fate
Julian's description of city is envious and stunned
Julian and Euralie typical old married couple, classic parents relationship