Book Report in the Life of Laetitia
Book Report On “In the Life of Laetitia”
Merle Hodge ‘In the life of Laetitia’, published in 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux of New York; Paperback, Aerial Fiction, 244 pages. The Novel was written by Merle Hodge a Trinidadian novelist and critic, she’s a lecturer at the University of the West Indies, she’s also the Author of the 1970 novel ‘Crick Crack, Monkey’, which is a classic of West Indian literature. The story is about an adolescent girl (Laetitia) who begins on a life changing journey, after successfully passing the common entrance exams that enables her to attend the government secondary school in La Puerta. It was a dream come true, as no other member of her family had an opportunity to obtain a secondary education. It bring to life the different cultural practices and norms such as food, holidays, language usage that is true not only the story but also reality of life in Trinidad. ‘In the life of Laetitia’, is my first encounter with the book and its’ author. The cover depicts an adolescent girl with a smile on her face yet a sad demure, as the image tells a hidden story about the life of Laetitia. It is an interesting and captivating story, in which Caribbean people can relate, that tells the story of the life of a Trinidadian girl who had struggles, challenges and changes on embarking on a new life’s journey. Laetitia relationship with her father Mr. Orville Cephas was never a normal parent child relationship. He was an estrange father, Laetitia never got the opportunity to have a relationship with him due to his choosing. He never supported her financially or otherwise. Laetitia did not see him as her father and because of that there was a strain on the present existing relationship that was practically force upon her.
Laetitia saw her father as a means to an end and nothing more due to poverty conditions, an opportunity her family cannot afford to refuse. She didn’t show her true feelings at once or did she hide her contempt towards him. It often
Merle Hodge ‘In the life of Laetitia’, published in 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux of New York; Paperback, Aerial Fiction, 244 pages. The Novel was written by Merle Hodge a Trinidadian novelist and critic, she’s a lecturer at the University of the West Indies, she’s also the Author of the 1970 novel ‘Crick Crack, Monkey’, which is a classic of West Indian literature. The story is about an adolescent girl (Laetitia) who begins on a life changing journey, after successfully passing the common entrance exams that enables her to attend the government secondary school in La Puerta. It was a dream come true, as no other member of her family had an opportunity to obtain a secondary education. It bring to life the different cultural practices and norms such as food, holidays, language usage that is true not only the story but also reality of life in Trinidad. ‘In the life of Laetitia’, is my first encounter with the book and its’ author. The cover depicts an adolescent girl with a smile on her face yet a sad demure, as the image tells a hidden story about the life of Laetitia. It is an interesting and captivating story, in which Caribbean people can relate, that tells the story of the life of a Trinidadian girl who had struggles, challenges and changes on embarking on a new life’s journey. Laetitia relationship with her father Mr. Orville Cephas was never a normal parent child relationship. He was an estrange father, Laetitia never got the opportunity to have a relationship with him due to his choosing. He never supported her financially or otherwise. Laetitia did not see him as her father and because of that there was a strain on the present existing relationship that was practically force upon her.
Laetitia saw her father as a means to an end and nothing more due to poverty conditions, an opportunity her family cannot afford to refuse. She didn’t show her true feelings at once or did she hide her contempt towards him. It often