different beliefs. Camus uses Meursalt’s character to investigate the idea of rebalance against society and how far can someone go without conforming to societies norms. It’s expected of a person to show sadness, or even tears, at a funeral, especially if it is the funeral of their
Despite both works being written by a woman, both the poem and narrative are signed off and approved by a male figure. This presents the issue of race and class-based identity and the relationship between black female author and white male editors reflect the issues concerning women’s oppression because of male power
This found in the totalitarian and regimes in Haiti, as well as, the lives in America. The betrayal of women by men could be part of Danticta’s own personal life experience bleeding into her novel. Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to America at age twelve, to settle in New York. The author being a female from Haiti is important to understand why she uses female protagonists in her novel that suffer