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Breath, Eyes, Memory
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Edwidge Danticat
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Discuss the symbols in Edwidge Danticat's novel Breath, Eyes, Memory. Symbols include: literacy, daffodils, the marassas, the color red, blood, and the Erzulie.
Discuss the representation of exile and migration in Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat.
Discuss the representation of exile and migration in Breath, Eyes, and Memory. Be sure to relate your response to the novel's political context (Duvalier's Haiti) and to address the predicament of the novel's three protagonists, the Caco women: Sophie, Martine, and Tante Atie.
Write an essay on how migration affects Sophie and Martine in Breath, Eyes, Memory.
In Breath, Eyes, Memory, Martine's favorite color was first daffodil yellow, but then she is obsessed with red. What does this suggest?
Why is Chabin treated differently in the novel Breath, Eyes, Memory?
Describe what Sophie's support group does during their meeting in Breath, Eyes, Memory.
How could one link national identity and child-parent relationships together in the novel Breath, Eyes, Memory?