Dream Haiti

 The story of Dream Haiti is told through the narrator's point. The narrator is a refugee from Haiti who is currently on a voyage towards a better life. Even though he is moving towards freedom, he still feels trapped. The boat he is on is a one-way ticket to a better life and yet he still feels confined and stuck. There is no turning back which makes the narrator uneasy. He feels stuck until they reach the shore. Once he reaches the shore he realizes that he is there to stay and he has to now help the other refugees with their jobs. What was also significant about this reading was the type of text that it was written in. The text grabs the reader's attention more and turns the story more into a diary about the narrator's story. It gives the story a more realistic point of view, almost a more raw view of the story. The story almost has a metatextual aspect of it. The story was aware that it was trying to make a point in the story. "I mean we were not goin anywhere although the ship was moving, I suppose the sea was also movin impeccable so were the waves, yet in my dream, it was juss like onboard any ship anytime and tide" (Kamau Brathwaite, Dream Haiti). I feel like this quote shows the relationship between the thoughts in the narrator's head and the situation he is in. It brings the two thoughts together throughout the story. 

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  1. Grant RaddingOctober 5, 2020 at 6:08 PM

    I really like how you signified the aspect of the story having a realistic effect on the reader. This shows how you individually received the message the author was trying to coney and analyzed the effect on the audience. I agree that this is a very significant aspect of the reading. The author was trying to convey a specific message to the audience through their writing. The quotes you referenced provide excellent evidence to the claim you made about having a metatextual aspect. You confirmed that the author was trying to covey specific message in the story.

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