The Farming of Bones pg.1-52

I feel sorry for Amabelle, an orphan slave in Dominican Republic. I mean, she could have a worst job but still, being a slave is not something to be proud of. However, she was a lucky slave, Señora Valencia because she would invite her "onto her bed after her father had gone to sleep"(Danticat 6), they grew up togather. She was lucky because she would be treated as a "normal" person. Also because Danticat makes the reader think that she is inlove with Sebastien, who works at cutting cane. This is so, by the way she talks about him when "He comes and puts and end to my nightmare" (Danticat 1) as if he were a savior.

Amabelle is a strong women. Talking of your fears or memories is what makes you stronger and that is what Ama does. She proudly talks about her parents. She clearly admires them  because people would call them "Frè Antonie, Brother Antonie... Mother Irelle" (Danticat 33), Free Antonie, Brother Antonia and Mother Irelle, as if they were family. It seems that her parents had been heroes. Therefore, this might been something that makes her a stroger person, talking about her parets because it will enrich her strengh. Nevertheless Amabelle was lucky to survive in her parents accident. She was saved by "one of them", ""Unless you want to die, " one of them says, "you will never see thoes people again"".(Danticat 52). She saw her parents die and it might have been a terrible scene. This is something that she has had to carry alone inside of her. It is something that will make her grow as a person and it might teach her many things in life.