Quote #1
Quote by Edwidge
page 55
Personal Connection: My parents are divorced so I know what it is like to be with one parent, while separated from the other. My sister was two when I parents divorced, so like Edwidge I was stuck with a two-year-old sibling all the time.
Question: Why would Edwidge's mother's tourist visa be denied so many times if she has a four-year-old and a two-year-old waiting for her in Haiti as a reason for her to want to come back?
Quote #2
Quote by the female bank clerk
page 66
Quote by Edwidge
page 55
"Two years after my father left, when I was four and Bob was two, the one-month tourist visa that my mother had applied and been rejected for several times was finally approved."Significance: I now know when and why Edwidge's parents left for America. Her father was afraid of being shot and her mother was in very bad money trouble, but was too proud to admit it. Both of her parents were scared so they left to set up a better life for their children when they finally made their way to America.
Personal Connection: My parents are divorced so I know what it is like to be with one parent, while separated from the other. My sister was two when I parents divorced, so like Edwidge I was stuck with a two-year-old sibling all the time.
Question: Why would Edwidge's mother's tourist visa be denied so many times if she has a four-year-old and a two-year-old waiting for her in Haiti as a reason for her to want to come back?
Quote #2
Quote by the female bank clerk
page 66
"'Ta fille?' Your daughter?"
Significance: Edwidge has become so close to her uncle that everybody automatically assumes she is his daughter. When a person becomes very close to anything, people will assume that they care a great deal about that person, object, or thing. Even though it is a common misconception, it is easy to tell when two people are incredibly close to each other.
Personal Connection: My sister and I have different colored skin. She has the same dark tan as a Mexican or Asian while I appear to be Black. When my sister and I go somewhere a lot of people do not immediately guess we are sisters, but when they hear how we talk to each other and notice the resemblance between our faces they ask if we are sisters. Sometimes it can get annoying but the whole point is that people can tell when two people are siblings simply by the way they address each other.
Question: Why do you think the bank clerk thought Edwidge was her uncle's daughter if all he did when they were at the bank was nod?
Personal Connection: My sister and I have different colored skin. She has the same dark tan as a Mexican or Asian while I appear to be Black. When my sister and I go somewhere a lot of people do not immediately guess we are sisters, but when they hear how we talk to each other and notice the resemblance between our faces they ask if we are sisters. Sometimes it can get annoying but the whole point is that people can tell when two people are siblings simply by the way they address each other.
Question: Why do you think the bank clerk thought Edwidge was her uncle's daughter if all he did when they were at the bank was nod?
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