Danticat’s novel was extremely interesting, easy to understand and easy to relate to. The stories were relevant to everyday life and did not seem like a made up tail, this allowed to readers to attached to the material and use their imagination to gain sympathy for some of the characters. Danticat's novel had many themes but the one that stood out the most to me was forgiveness. In the Water Child Nadine is struggling with the shame and guilt of aborting her baby, this leads her to become depressed. Nadine will never get over her depression until she forgives herself.
