Blog post #8 due by midnight Saturday: Discuss the role of storytelling in Krik? Krak! and to Danticat. Why is it important? Consider the title as well as the epilogue and at least one story in your post. 500 wds.

Storytelling is highly important in the story krit? krak! In Haiti Krit? Is a request to tell a story, and when the other person whats to hear a story they say krak! In her society, story telling was very important. The woman of Haiti were oppressed and did not have the freedom to write as they wished. Those politicians that did have the freedom to write often wound up dead or imprisoned. Story telling was a way for you to spread stories in Haiti. It is a way to show what you have went through and the troubles you have endured. It is more than a fun activity. It is a way to express your freedoms. Woman were not supposed to have freedoms and were certainly not allowed to write. Writing transcends beyond story telling. It is part of a rebellious revolution.
In the epilogue it talks about how writing is an act of rebellion because they were not allowed to make a living as a woman. In there society,  the woman should be learning how to cook. In the epilogue Danticat says, ""when you write, it's like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring them unity. Like the diverse women in your family. Those whose fables and metaphors, whose similes, and soliloquies, whose diction and je ne sais quoi daily slip into your survival soup, by way of their fingers." In this quote Danticat compares bringing the strands of hair together with unifying woman's stories. Story telling allows the stories from both the past and the future to be heard. It is a way to build a truly unique cluster of experiences that sever a purpose. Writing to Danticat is more than writing, it is part of a symbolic revolution.
In most the stories it talks about woman and how they have been oppressed. In one of then a woman was sent to jail for practicing a religion. This woman was inevitable killed, showing a theme of hopelessness. She was killed for an invalid reason. Additionally, one of the stories talks about how a woman had to resort to become a prostitute. Yet, this one was truly unique because it was one of the most optimistic stories in the book. Perhaps this story was meant to give hope to those woman in Haiti who were struggling. It shows the story of how she fought the oppression and against all odds she wouldn't let it get her down. Then there is a story of a new york day woman. She worked as a babysitter. It showed how America was better than Haiti. Yet, it also showed a cold and heartless mom. This mom never went to the parent and teacher conferences. Additionally, she had family back in Haiti who she could have donated old cloths to. They would have greatly appreciated it. Except she didn't. Perhaps this story has a deeper message. It is that life isn't all about money. Even though she escaped Haiti, she wasn't living right. She forgot about her family. Maybe this shows how sometimes life is about more than money, and if you don't pay attention family values can slip away. In Haiti I families tended to be closer, because they went through the same struggles. Maybe this story is a warning to what can happen when you leave Haiti. You can loose those deep-seated morals that make you who you are. I think all of her stories have an underlying message and lesson to be learned. This is what story telling is about. It is about opposing that message through the experience of others. Story telling allows us to learn from the past so we can take action and not repeat the same mistakes. Story telling is an rebellious art used to express yourself in times of expression.