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TESTIMONIAL BY EDWIDGE DANTICAT 1994
What effect does the story's timeline have on the text's overall meaning?
• The story's timeframe influences the overall meaning because the story's location and timeline make sense. In the past, there were many cult-like groups and superstitions, and their actions were frequently met with harsh consequences. The story's date and setting feel more realistic to the culture of the time.
How does the appearance of the old blind woman at the mother's prison cell affect the narrator?
• The elderly blind woman's arrival at the mother's jail call affects the narrator by recalling happy memories of her mother. But the narrator wanted to go, but she kept failing because the elderly blind lady continued questioning her anytime, she tried to step back or leave.
