Reflection on the author, Edwidge Danticat, and her novel Krik Krak

"In order to fully appreciate a work of literature, one must have a thorough understanding of the time period in which it was written and the culture from which it comes."
<Tab/>Throughout my reading of Edwidge Danticat's Krik Krak, I fell in love with every story and the meaning behind each. Reading this novel for my Caribbean class, it was assumed that the stories would help teach me more about the islands and their culture. Reading about each point of view of the woman and child within the stories, I captured the image of the poverty and dictatorship as it actually exis…