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Children of the sea Children of the sea

By: Yerelyn LopezBy: Yerelyn Lopez

Children of the seaChildren of the sea

Written by Edwidge Danticat in 1993. she Written by Edwidge Danticat in 1993. she now live in Miami.now live in Miami.

Characters Characters

1.1. The boy. He used to live in Haiti with his The boy. He used to live in Haiti with his mother and father before fleeing to another mother and father before fleeing to another country.country.

2.2. The girl. She lives with her mother and father. The girl. She lives with her mother and father. She is very scare of her future, her family and She is very scare of her future, her family and the men she loves.the men she loves.

3.3. Madam Rogers. A neighbor who lost her son Madam Rogers. A neighbor who lost her son to the militia.to the militia.

4.4. The militia. The new government taking power The militia. The new government taking power and doing tyranny. and doing tyranny.

Setting Setting

The story take place in Haiti. A small, poor The story take place in Haiti. A small, poor country next to the Dominican Republic, in country next to the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. That is now taken over by the Caribbean. That is now taken over by the militia in Port-eu-prince. the militia in Port-eu-prince.

Ville Rose. A small countryside next to the Ville Rose. A small countryside next to the Port-eu-prince.Port-eu-prince.

The ocean.The ocean.

Plot Plot Leaving behind everything that he had, friends, Leaving behind everything that he had, friends,

family and his one true love. The boy fled on a family and his one true love. The boy fled on a small boat searching for a new hope and a new small boat searching for a new hope and a new life. Despite being far away in the sea with more life. Despite being far away in the sea with more people, the boy still writes to the girl, who lives people, the boy still writes to the girl, who lives back in Haiti. Trying to survive, she experience back in Haiti. Trying to survive, she experience the tyranny of the militia, and what they have the tyranny of the militia, and what they have done to the poor people of her country. Fleeing done to the poor people of her country. Fleeing to the countryside called Ville Rose, there she to the countryside called Ville Rose, there she has some peace, and write to the boy under a has some peace, and write to the boy under a banyan tree.banyan tree.

Opinion Opinion I think that Children of the sea is a great story. I I think that Children of the sea is a great story. I

really enjoyed reading this book because is a really enjoyed reading this book because is a love story. Both of the main characters are trying love story. Both of the main characters are trying to keep the love burning inside of them and they to keep the love burning inside of them and they hope to see each other in the future. What hope to see each other in the future. What happened in the story could happen in real life. happened in the story could happen in real life. The idea of not having someone to love you, or The idea of not having someone to love you, or having your love apart from you really hurt. The having your love apart from you really hurt. The message that the author is trying to send is base message that the author is trying to send is base on her life in Haiti and how her country was on her life in Haiti and how her country was falling apart, and maybe she even left someone falling apart, and maybe she even left someone she loved. I think everyone deserve a chance in she loved. I think everyone deserve a chance in their life, if not one then two. their life, if not one then two.