The Scar Short Story Analysis

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The Scars of Ka’s Father “Scars are stories, history written on the body [sic]” Anonymous. In the story “The Dew Breaker” the narrator is Ka, a girl who created a sculpture inspired by her father. Her father is an older man from the country of Haiti, who has a scar on his face, from what Ka believes he had got from falling off the bed and onto the floor. As the story continues, Ka learns the truth about her father’s scar and all the history behind it; which is a much darker story then she had anticipated. In the beginning of the story, Ka and her father go on a trip to see Gabrielle Fonteneau, who was quite fond of Ka’s sculpture and wished to purchase it from her. As Ka and her father went on their trip to deliver the sculpture, Ka realizes; while they were at the motel, that her father has disappeared. Ka’s father was gone for several hours, with the sculpture, and without any word of where he might be. When Ka’s father returned the sculpture was nowhere to be seen. …show more content…
These effects can be caused by memories of how the injury occurred or a form of unhappiness at the appearance of the scar. Social, emotional, and psychological effects of scars are especially notable on individuals with visible scars. Ka’s father is not the most sociable person, his scar affects him on the way he interacts with other people. Ka’s father tends to scratch his scar when he feels nervous or uncomfortable. He creates stories of how he received his scar and where he is from just to avoid mentioning the truth about his past. This affects the way Ka sees her father as a person since he had been telling her false stories about his past as well. When Ka’s father tells her the truth about his past, Ka feels overwhelmed and confused. Ka remembers that her father refers to her and her mother as his “good angles” and tries to keep that aspect of her father in

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