The Farming of Bones

by Edwidge Danticat

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The Farming of Bones

Regarding the title, "bones" represent both the brittle cane that the Haitian workers farm and the workers' own bodies that are "worked to the bone," so to say. The issue of parsley is more...

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The Farming of Bones

The quote relates to the theme of the novel because tens of thousands of Haitians were killed in the Parsley Massacre, an event that isn't largely discussed when people are learning their history. By...

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