“Night Talkers” by Danticat describes the life of a man named Dany who travels to Haiti in hope of letting his aunt know about the death of his parents. In this chapter, we see the interaction between two men and how two men who went through similar situations and are similar in many ways are truly different. Danticat incorporation of the character Claude is significant in order to explain that two men are similar to each other, but in reality they are different. Most importantly, these two men carry a relationship of a victim and a victimizer.
As readers we know that Claude is a person who lives differently than Dany who has a mission and that is to find the person who killed his parents. As the author writes, “Claude understands Creole and …show more content…
This line reveals that Claude chooses himself to be American and speak English instead of being an American. This is similar to Dany who also came from New York and is the only person who speaks English. But, Dany lives in America to bring change in his life that was destroyed by someone and still caring about his aunt despite living faraway. Where, Claude lived for himself and drugs that cause him to kill his own father.
However, as the story progresses we see a major difference in the two male characters and see a relationship of a victim and victimizer. For example, Claude is the victimizer in the text and Dany is the victim. In other words, as in the text it states, “They say he killed his father” (Danticat, 104) this line explains that these two men are different. One had
As readers we know that Claude is a person who lives differently than Dany who has a mission and that is to find the person who killed his parents. As the author writes, “Claude understands Creole and …show more content…
This line reveals that Claude chooses himself to be American and speak English instead of being an American. This is similar to Dany who also came from New York and is the only person who speaks English. But, Dany lives in America to bring change in his life that was destroyed by someone and still caring about his aunt despite living faraway. Where, Claude lived for himself and drugs that cause him to kill his own father.
However, as the story progresses we see a major difference in the two male characters and see a relationship of a victim and victimizer. For example, Claude is the victimizer in the text and Dany is the victim. In other words, as in the text it states, “They say he killed his father” (Danticat, 104) this line explains that these two men are different. One had