Write a hypothesis on “Children of the Sea” by Edwidge Danticat.
There is no lecture for this module.
Instead, you have to take a quiz on the last module’s lecture, and start doing the reading questions assignment.
For this module, on the discussion board, you will prove the hypothesis below.
You are also expected to prove the hypothesis on your own in the writing assignment, but you have more time to turn in the assignment.
In this discussion board, you will discuss the last question from the assignment.
Post your answer below, and add a question to the class, as usual, and answer two classmates’ questions.
Hypothesis: In “Children of the Sea” by Edwidge Danticat, the tragic love story mirrors the historical context in Haiti.
Try to outline how one would prove or disprove this hypothesis. Consider the following questions:
What is tragic about the love story?
What is the context of the short story?
Is the couple together? Why or why not? Does this symbolize a component of the historical context?
Is there a metaphor about love that could be a metaphor about Haiti as well?
So, is it possible that the love story mirrors a specific component of the historical context? What makes this possible or impossible? What quotes, metaphors, or other aesthetic components of the text make it possible or impossible?
