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retelling of the tlm folktale magical realism Romeo and Juliet vibes theme: story telling (pass down culture, events that happened) characters the peasant girl - Desiree near adulthood orphan mama and Tonton - parents to Desiree mr. bienconna talks about the two gods asaka and ague the 4 gods- asaka-goddess of earth ague- god of water (those two are real characters in the book) erzulie- goddess of love papa ge - god of earth there are different classes the rich and the peasants. the gods make a big part of the overall life and experiences for the citizens on the island rich or poor. this is something that connects the two classes. they pray to the gods when times are hard and thank them for good times. monsier bienconnu is the village centurion he is the person that tells the people about the different gods and what they do the book takes place in the peasant village on the side of the island with mountains forest, and hills monsier bien connu talks about the ...