Reflection on the author, Edwidge Danticat, and her novel Krik Krak

"In order to fully appreciate a work of literature, one must have a thorough understanding of the time period in which it was written and the culture from which it comes." <Tab/>Throughout my reading of Edwidge Danticat's Krik Krak, I fell in love with every story and the meaning behind each. Reading this novel for my Caribbean class, it was assumed that the stories would help teach me more about …showed first 75 words of 765 total…

…showed last 75 words of 765 total…herself, Edwidge Danticat expresses the hardship of the people to others through fictional stories. I feel in order to pass on the desperation of her people, she wrote it down on paper and shared history with her readers. Therefore, in order for a book to be considered a good piece of literature, I feel the author must have experience or knowledge about the topic and time period from which he or she is writing about.