Landscape, Memory and Survival in the Fiction

    In “Landscape, Memory and Survival in the Fiction of Edwidge Danticat,” Elvira Pulitano talks about an assortment of writings by Edwidge Danticat and what each writing represents. Pulitano explains that most of Danticat’s writing is about the trials and horrendous experiences on the islands. Danticat also focuses a lot on her home, Haiti, in her writing as well. Danticat talks about all the horrible things that Haitians have had to endure throughout the years. Pulitano uses many different stories by Danticat and other Haitian authors to explain the ideas of borders and how they affect the people who live on them. I think by reading this journal, I will better understand Danticat’s Krik? Krak! because now I have a better understanding of Danticat and the ideas that encompass her writings. Pulitano references on story from Krik? Krak! in particular, Nineteen Thirty-Seven. It talks about the events that happen in the story and how these events affect the protagonist and her view of “history”. By reading this, I will be able to fully comprehend what the author was trying to say in Nineteen Thirty- Seven and the message she was trying to convey. Throughout the article, readers gain a better understanding of Danticat and why she writes about what she does.


Pulitano, Elvira. “Landscape, Memory and Survival in the Fiction of Edwidge Danticat.” Anthurium:  A Caribbean Studies Journal 6.2 (2008): 1-20. Web.