Analysis Of The Farming Of The Bones By Edwidge Danticat

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The Farming Of The Bones by Edwidge Danticat’s is book about a haitian immigrant living the dominican republic. The story takes place during the haitian massacre of 1937. The haitians massacre is presented as a testimony in the book. The book “Farming Of The Bones” by Edwidge Danticat, The author is suggesting to the readers, that in the dominican society there's racial tension between Haitians and Dominicans and it's evident by their substandard treatment of Haitians by the Dominicans in the Country.
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