Breath, Eyes, Memory | Ideas for Group Discussion
In Breath, Eyes, Memory Danticat makes it clear that the relationship between a mother and her daughter is never simple and never wholly malignant or benign. The richness with which she describes her native Haiti suggests that she feels a similar ambivalence about her native land. The storytelling tradition, the landscape and even the food are described in luxuriant detail as are the cruel Macoutes and the oppressive emphasis placed on a young girl's chastity. Ultimately, Danticat's book is about contrasts between time, place, gender and conceptions of love.
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