Krit? Krak! and A.D

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English 10 12/5/11 Unit 3: Krit? Krak! And A.D Tragedy affects a person’s identity especially a person’s interest, personality and their actions. Interest, personality, and their actions will affect a person more in a tragedy than anything. These three traits are more evident in the books Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat and A.D., New Orleans after the Deluge by Josh Neufeld. Tragedy can affect your interest. Krik? Krak! is about stories about Haiti during the revolution. One of the stories was about a boy named Kompe and a girl. Kompe is on a boat towards Miami; trying to escape from the bad people in Haiti. The girl, with has no name, is back in Haiti and trying to cope with the destructive situation in Haiti. She is in love with Kompe and the only way she feels connected to him is by his voice taping from his radio shows. Kompe’s radio show talked about abolishing the new régime. “Papa wants me to throw out those tapes of your radio show.” This quote shows the way fear in the people of Haiti at this time. Citizens were scared to listen to tapes about a revolt against the government. Tragedy can as well affect our personality. A.D., New Orleans after the Deluge, is a graphic novel about hurricane Katrina and the struggles after the catastrophe. Denise, life resident of New Orleans, is struck with Katrina she is one of the characters that didn’t evacuate. She experienced hand on the damage after the hurricane. During a tragedy a person’s personality becomes rougher. “My wife an’ baby—they sick! Come on, now’ … I’m sorry, sir this aria is closed we are evacuating the facility and can’t accept any more people. But we need food an’ water! Medicine! Help us please. Sir – back away.” This quote highlights the way people change after a catastrophe. Denise was there to witness this inhumane act. Not only does tragedy affect a person’s personality but also their

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