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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 asaka goddess of earth, of plants, and of all growing things. the peasants worship her because she ranges through the hills on the mountaintops.

age is the god of the sea and many waters. he adored the asaka goddess, and nourished the fruits of her work.

the mama eurile ad papa Tonton had a rough day when they found Desiree (she was referred to as the peasant girl at first)
 they don't believe that the gods saved the child but it was a scheme of ague.
Tonton takes Desiree in even though she is just another stomach to fill.  (at the time it was really hard for hem to even eat for themselves and they were living in a shake but they had a generous spirit)
despite the hard conditions she always has love for her family because of this.




setting:
time- timeless ageless 20th century modern age
voodoo religion in peasant village
Antilles island is the setting


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