The surgeon said that “much of the Haitian staff suddenly disappeared … I think they resented us because they believe we are somehow responsible for slavery” (Guerra, 1). After the surgeon asked “is there anyone in Haiti today who can remember slavery,” Guerra went on to say that he would be surprised if there was actually someone who didn’t remember slavery (Guerra, 1). This idea of slavery being a thing of the past and that has been forgotten is not true in the Caribbean. The Caribbean people remember exactly everything from the past and have not simply moved
The surgeon said that “much of the Haitian staff suddenly disappeared … I think they resented us because they believe we are somehow responsible for slavery” (Guerra, 1). After the surgeon asked “is there anyone in Haiti today who can remember slavery,” Guerra went on to say that he would be surprised if there was actually someone who didn’t remember slavery (Guerra, 1). This idea of slavery being a thing of the past and that has been forgotten is not true in the Caribbean. The Caribbean people remember exactly everything from the past and have not simply moved