By Tabitha Lopes Story Structure and Narrative Format Danticats, The Dew Breaker, is a larger than life text that relies on the intelligence and engagement of the reader. Due to the short story cycle Danticat chose to convey her novel, it creates an interdependency on each of the narrators to give context to each ofContinue reading “Literature Review and Analysis of Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker””
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Splintered Statue
I am not sure why I wanted to draw and draw this scene from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. It was how much emotion I felt when we first read this chapter. It made me the artist in me so mad that Ka’s Father just threw an art piece that his daughter worked soContinue reading “Splintered Statue”
The Dew Breaker Bienaimé Family
Key Kirk Currents in Global Literature I made sims of the Bienaimé family from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. I decided to only make sims of Ka and her parents but to be very purposeful with each detail. I made Anne and Ka’s father when they were younger, around the time that the lastContinue reading “The Dew Breaker Bienaimé Family”
The Dew Breaker Murder Board
by Ryleigh Simmons Link to the murder board if you want to see it bigger. Before reading my response, I would like to clarify that when I refer to Ka’s father during the time he was a Macoute, I will refer to him as either the fat man or the guard. Similarly, when I amContinue reading “The Dew Breaker Murder Board”
A Visual Of Character Relations in Danticat’s ‘The Dew Breaker’
For my project, I decided to undergo the creation of a chart to visualize the connections between every major character of The Dew Breaker. To do this, I first went through every chapter and made a list of every character, loosely grouped by chapter, which looked something like this: Obviously, not all of these charactersContinue reading “A Visual Of Character Relations in Danticat’s ‘The Dew Breaker’”
Ecocriticism, global literature, and the postcolonial landscape.
Annotated Bibliography Bennett, Michael. “Anti-Pastoralism, Frederick Douglass, and the Nature of Slavery,” Beyond Nature Writing: expanding the boundaries of ecocriticism, edited by Karla Armbruster and Kathleen R Wallace, Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 2001. https://search-ebscohost-com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=2001130092&site=ehost-live&authtype=sso&custid=plymouth Armbruster, Karla and Kathleen R Wallace. Beyond Nature Writing: expanding the boundaries of ecocriticism. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 2001.Continue reading “Ecocriticism, global literature, and the postcolonial landscape.”
Generational Trauma in Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker”
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Currents in Global Literature 13 October 2023 For this assignment, I decided to paint what generational trauma feels like, or what I assume it feels like. I was inspired to paint what generational trauma feels like after reading The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. I am not a painter and yetContinue reading “Generational Trauma in Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker””
Project 2 (Reupload)
There is something to be said about the countless stories in history that go unheard. Millions of stories are untold due to the massive wave of history swallowing them up and leaving them in the void of time. When it comes to war, natural disasters, or any situation with victims, we rarely hear the storiesContinue reading “Project 2 (Reupload)”
“The Dew Breaker” Character Study
For my project, I chose to make character-based potion bottles based on Edwidge Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker.” Plot-crucial characters I felt like I had a good grasp on in terms of characterization are who I focused on, and that narrowed down to Anne, Ka, and the Preacher. I was going to include Dany, as well,Continue reading ““The Dew Breaker” Character Study”
Ka’s Monologue – The Condensation Tracer
For my second project, I decided to write a monologue of Ka reflecting on her father after the revelation at the end of “The Book of the Dead” chapter. I found The Dew Breaker to be a very powerful book and I honestly was left in stunned silence at the end of it. It’s justContinue reading “Ka’s Monologue – The Condensation Tracer”
Sprockets and Springes 