Reflection on the author, Edwidge Danticat, and her novel Krik Krak

"In order to fully appreciate a work of literature, one must have a thorough understanding of the time period in which it was written and the culture from which it comes." <Tab/>Throughout my reading of Edwidge Danticat's Krik Krak, I fell in love with every story and the meaning behind each. Reading this novel for my Caribbean class, it was assumed that the stories would help teach me more about …

…herself, Edwidge Danticat expresses the hardship of the people to others through fictional stories. I feel in order to pass on the desperation of her people, she wrote it down on paper and shared history with her readers. Therefore, in order for a book to be considered a good piece of literature, I feel the author must have experience or knowledge about the topic and time period from which he or she is writing about.