Compare and contrast this fictional short story, with the first fictional short story you read by Edwidge Danticat, “Children of the Sea.”
In your post, consider up to two of the questions below.
Remember to include a question to the class to answer
1. What is the setting for “New York Day Women”: where is the short story taking place, geographically, but also what physical places do you find characters walking through/ living in in the short story? How is this setting (geographic location, physical places) different from “Children of the Sea”? Refer to the text or page numbers to illustrate your claim.
2. Who are the main characters in “New York Day Women”? How is their background, social status, relationships different or similar to characters in “Children of the Sea”? What is the political, historical and/or economic context of this short story?