Analysis Of Haitian Cultural Pluralism In Rocio Davis Krak !
In her critique of Krik? Krak!, Rocio Davis discusses the impact of Danticat’s short story form on the immigrant experience and how it defines Haitian cultural pluralism. Davis initially notes Danticat’s use of reoccurring images such as the wish for flight and the death of infants to highlight the themes of innocence, the need to escape, and freedom. The violent histories and continuing dreams of many of the characters find symbolic expression in these images. Because these symbols are present in stories about leaving Haiti and seeking a future elsewhere, they emphasize the presentation of many of the painful realities of the immigrant situation and can be related back to changes of the Haitian community. Davis then focuses the analysis
on to the impact of immigration and its effects on the family by examining the short story “New York Day Women”. Davis suggests that the passage exemplifies the rift between mother and daughter may be brought about by attitudes towards immigration. She critiques that exile, which implies the loss of an original place, banishes belonging to memory and often causes dissociation from both the old ways and the new home. Davis describes that the process of diasporic self-formation is presented in “New York Day Women” through the growing distance between mother and daughter who struggle to define new identities and decide what to keep and what to relinquish. In all, Davis’s critique of Krik? Krak! offers thoughtful insight for further analysis on the topic of the Haitian immigration experience and its effects on family relationships.
on to the impact of immigration and its effects on the family by examining the short story “New York Day Women”. Davis suggests that the passage exemplifies the rift between mother and daughter may be brought about by attitudes towards immigration. She critiques that exile, which implies the loss of an original place, banishes belonging to memory and often causes dissociation from both the old ways and the new home. Davis describes that the process of diasporic self-formation is presented in “New York Day Women” through the growing distance between mother and daughter who struggle to define new identities and decide what to keep and what to relinquish. In all, Davis’s critique of Krik? Krak! offers thoughtful insight for further analysis on the topic of the Haitian immigration experience and its effects on family relationships.