'Dynamic Characters In Krik? Krak?'

Haiti has had a difficult and harsh history. Characters and stories from this book express that history. Characters in these stories have sad and horrible tales to tell and make an overall depressed mood. In the book, Krik? Krak?, a series of short stories the author Danticat utilizes juxtaposition to create dynamic characters that in return create the overall mood of depressed throughout the book. The following are a few examples of characters whose stories and characters form the mood of the book.
In the short story a Wall of Rising Fire, Guy’s character is an example of a complex character that is part of a dynamic plot. Guy loves his son and is a great father to him. He is very proud of him, “the speech made Lili and Guy stand on the tips of their toes from great pride” (p. 57). Even though he loves his family and has so much to live for he ends up committing suicide because he wants more, he wants to free, “He crashed not far from where Lili and the boy were standing, his blood immediately soaking
The characters, a girl and boy who send love letters to one another, even though the letters will most likely never be read by the other, “i will keep writing like we promised to do, i hate it, but will keep writing. you keep writing too, okay?” (p. 8). The two continue writing, believing the other is as well. Over time the girl hears about a boat that had sunk off the coast of the Bahamas, where the boy had been going. She figures that her beloved has drowned, “Behind these mountains are more mountains and more black butterflies still and a sea that is endless like my love for you” (p. 29). The complex characters of the two, boy and girl and their love for each other is so heartwarming. When the boy drowns and the girl gets so sad and down, you can see the mood clearly. The mood of depression and everything is hopeless, not even love can