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Jacob Lebowitz Ib Literature and Performance 10/29/18 Choose 2 different ones that help show you some interesting thinking about the book. KK Blog Post 4 due. Choose two of the discussion questions posted on the blog. Use/analyze at least 2 direct quotes in your writing. 500 words. 1. What do all the stories have in common?  What theme does the writer want to come across in this writing? I feel like all the stories had hopelessness.  Al the stories in "Krik Krak," show unnamed characters who are serving and fleeing in the country of Haiti.  At the time the Haitian Government and the Macoutes are taking over the country of Haiti.  All these stories represent Haitian people surviving in many way.  For example, in Children of the Sea the two loved writers who are in love talk about how the Macoutes are taking over the country.  The male writer is trying to flee the country with a pregnant women.  This pregnant women has no hope and kills herself...

Jacob lebowitz 10/28 4 good thinking/discussion questions in the stories 1.  After reading all of the stories which stories had similarities and why? 2.  What do you think the main theme of Krik Krak is? All the stories combined 3.  Which character seemed to have the biggest impact in Krik Krak? Who and Why? 4.  Why do you think some people want to keep Haitian traditions and some want to leave it in the past?

Jacob Lebowitz Mrs. Guarino Ib Lit and Performance 10/24/18 Epilogue for "Krik Krak" - The name is not said who is speaking as a narrator - who do you think is speaking in the epilogue - The author speaks - Talking throughout the whole book -Talking about writing and how it is not great - At the time it was hard - Kind of like the whole theme of protecting the kids and supporting them so they can live a better life - Everyone works the same - The mothers wants the daughter to be successful - She wants her to be more succesful than a writer even though her true passion is for writing - She thinks there are better opprotunities and jobs than becoming a writer - The mother seems to control her life and decisions - If i were the daughter I would do what I love by becoming a writer - Even though she knows the struggles - I feel bad for the duaghter to have a mother that is dissappointed

Caroline's Wedding Reading Notes  There are multiple characters listed - Grace - The mother - Caroline the sister - It seems that Grace is very important to her mother and sister - Grace wants to take care of her family just like in other chapters in "Krik Krak" - Grace is kind of like Night Women -She wants the best for herself and family - Grace is a positive character.  She wants to be there for her sister and mother when they are having issues -  Caroline is engaged -  This chapter relates with the setting of Haiti because her mom is from Haiti -  Although the mom is Haitian I think she is American -  What does she think of herself? -  The parents fled Haiti just like everyone else - Since Caroline is engaged Grace is by herself - she sees America as a different world and lost -  They now have freedom to do whatever they want to do - Grace does not want her sister to forget about the past - It seems like her and Caroline we...

Jacob Lebowitz  After reading the chapters, "Night Women" and "New York Day Women," they both had similarities and differences.  Night women is a Mother from Brooklyn, New York.  The narrator who is talking about her mother watches her during the day.  Although, in "Night Women," the Mothers child does not know what she does at night for a living.  There is a similarity which is there secretes.  They both do not tell there secretes and are hidden.  The Mother in "New York Day Women," expresses her Haitian culture when talking to the taxi driver.  In the United States, it is not normal to see road rage while in Haiti if something so little happens the people get very mad at each other.  The United States has more freedom than in Haiti.  The mother in "New York Day Women," has the right to get a job even though she did not get an education.  There are lots of low paying jobs in the United States that do not require an education. ...

Reading Notes from "New York Day Women": Suzette, 26 Suzetes perspective Mother who is 59 Near Brooklyn, New York Both currently walking around New York Asks mother about the life compared with Haiti Trying to make the connections with Haiti Makes it seem like Haiti is terrible place and never wants to return ever again This Chapter takes place in New York Most of the chapters have taken place in Haiti Before reading the rest my guess is that one of the Haitian people fled Haiti and made it to the United States as an immigrant The mom seems like she like New York and is scarred by Haiti The Haitian people who fled Haiti and are now in the United States will not go back for any circumstance It is very sad to hear that you never want to go back to your homeland The Government made the the citizens lives miserable both have parent child relationship Mother wants the best for the girl secrets seems like bothe of the feel shame generation gaps Mothers voice ...

Author Diane Ackerman will visit our class today. Read her poems/writing (on class blog) and take notes. Be prepared to participate in class, and post two possible questions that you might ask her on your blog. Notes: As I am reading some of her poems I realized that she uses and writes a lot of metaphors and similes  The poems that I have read are very positive, presenting a happy vibe for the poem I like how she describes her ways  Most poems do not go into as much detail as this her poems are simple (Not confusing) I also like how I read the poem first and then compare it to how the author of the poem sees/ reads it.   I also like how it is from her perspective so we can picture what she is describing Very different poems I really like the detail and how you're supposed to eat an apricot Questions: How do you come up with such such simple but uncommon poems? Do these poems have a connection?  What are the relations you have with your p...

For stories 3-6, choose ONE to read ("Between the Pool and the Gardenias," "The Missing Peace," OR "Seeing Things Simply"). Post notes on your blog and be prepared to talk about it in class. “Between the Pool and Gardenias”:  Reading Notes - Women named Marie is a maid - Peton Ville -She finds a baby on streets when she is walking - Baby seemed to be left on the street - Named this baby “Rose” - Baby smelled like “Fish in pool and Gardenias” -Probably why this chapeter is called this - Protected Rose - she had problems with her husband - Husband had affairs - Also about this Dominican Pool Cleaner who she slept with -  Very awful to hear about these types of issues - The baby is completely gone and attracts a smell - She sees Roses spirit trapped - Buries Roses in the gardenias - Marie is reported by the Dominican person and makes herself look bad -  Makes it seem like she killed the baby - Very sad that Marie was only trying to help...

Post a short reflection on your blog -- what did Tuesday's in-class performances reveal about the characters and stories presented? What was interesting and what did it make you think about or realize? 250-300 words    In class we got to perform our own charcater throughout the story of, “Krik, Krak.”  I worked with Ivan and we both performed as night women.  I think we had one of the most creative performances out of the groups.  Ivan and I came up with two different scenes that night women does.  This really showed how she cares about her son and works at night as a prostitute.  I really got a good understanding of night women and how she is poor, living in a small house, with her son.  We showed that she does not want her son knowing what she does as a job by dividing half of the room.  One side is the sons room and the other is for night womens visitors.  You can tell that not much surrounds her, and if she needs help she goes t...

Nia and Jack: - Night women with her fantasies - Didnt memorize lines - Explainging the story of nigt women talk to her angels - Cool how there are two different views which are night women and her angel - Didnt really move Lesley and Jasmine: - also night women - explains what she is doing - How she is a prostitute who makes money for her family - Lies to the son - No to many props - Just a talk with eachother David, Denny, and Cassidy: - Also talking about night women - A talk with eachother - No real education - Didnt use phone - Better understanding of the chapter

KK Blog Post 2 due. Choose one character from the first 4 stories and do a character analysis using Uta Hagen's 9 questions. 500 words  The Character that I chose is Night Women. Questions: Who am I? Night women.  Night women is a 25 years old and has a son.  She currently is a prostitute who hates her job.  She works as a prostitute only to support her son.  Without a job her son would have a challenging life with no education.  Before her son grows up she does not want him to find out about this job.  It would be awful if her son found out what she was doing every night.  Soon he will know and she will be prepared to tell lies to protect him. What time is it? In this chapter of the book, it did not really mention a specific time of day.  Like I was saying, most of this chapter is based off of her working at night so it is clearly taken place mostly at night when she works as a prostitute.   Where am I? She is...

Notes on the Stories so Far: Children of the Sea: - Writing a letter to this other women - So far just talking about how much he loves this unnamed women - The female writer also writes to this male writer about there separation - The male writer is at seas and may be killed - He is at sea because he is trying to flea the country of Haiti - Both of them are showing hopelessness which is not good - Haiti is going down hill because the government of Haiti is in full control and bringing Haiti down -  I could only imagine trying to flea the country at this time -This the women named Celianne who is pregnant - Apparently she was raped by the Macoutes - She hated knowing she has a baby that she does not want so she commits suicide - The female escaped from the government - The female knows the male is in trouble because she sees a black butterfly -  This black butterfly shows death and hopelessness Nineteen Thirty- Seven: - Josephine -This story also explained t...