The Dew Breaker, as many of us have pointed out, ends with a twisted plot. We are told that the Dew Breaker’s wife has married a man that killed her half brother. This relationship between Anne and the dew breaker represents the dire situation in the nation and the only way to continue is to forgive. We debated in class on whether or not Anne has done the right thing to forgive the dew breaker and marry him. What I wanted to point out is the fact that the dew breaker himself has chosen to marry the sister of the man that he tortured and killed. This I believe has a meaning as well. Just as how Anne marrying the Dew Breaker represents the only way the nation of Haiti can keep moving forward, the dew breaker choosing to marry Anne is another portrayal of the nation moving forward. By marrying Anne the dew breaker is admitting to his horrible past and is cooping with it. Also, since the dew breaker represents the old regime it shows that the old regime has realized their mistake and have chosen to step down.
As for the reading by Lundy we notice a couple of things. First, Lundy talks about how the earthquake in Haiti has strengthened the transnational ties between migrants and Haiti. We notice, after the earthquake, that many Haitian Americans have stepped out of their hiding place and are not afraid to identify themselves as Haitians anymore. I believe that the earthquake’s devastation causing much grief to Haiti made many migrants sympathize with their nation. If there is a time where their nation needs them the most it is now. If the Haitian Americans did not stand up and announce their proud identity as Haitians by helping the nation recover, then the world would not have helped the nation as much as it did. If their own people living in other places were careless, then organizations in other nations would not have much motivation to aid Haiti.
Another point worth mentioning is the strong transnational tie that increased through the second generation immigrants of Haiti. One of the factors, I believe, for the increase of transnationalism by the second generation has to do with basic psychology. When an individual growing up is told to not do something, the desire to do that forbidden deed increases. Therefore, Haitians being told from when they were young to not identify themselves as Haitians gave them the desire to rebel identify as nothing but Haitian.
