Father In Edwidge Danticats 'Short Story The Book Of The Dead'

In Edwidge Danticats’ short story, The Book of the Dead, Ka’s father has to live with his past, the crimes he committed, and the pain and deaths he was responsible for. As a result, he socially isolated himself. He hid his truths and falsified his life in numerous ways and for numerous reasons. The Father isolated himself from not only outsiders, by not making friends or even acquaintances, but he also isolated himself from his own daughter.
One way the Father socially isolates himself is in his habit of shying away from having his picture taken. When he did have his picture taken, he was most likely covering the scar that runs from his cheek to his mouth. The Fathers’ daughter, Ka, stated, “we only have a few [pictures] of him at home...[all