The Book of The Dead

If find the opening of this short story interesting, i like that the author starts off with Annie sitting there talking about her dad being missing. The way Edwidge Danticat wrote the story definitely made the story. Leading the readers through the story with the beliefs of Annie adds to the reality of the story. Annie really has a strong connection with her father, looking to him as a sort of muse for her art work. As soon as she finds out that he actually was a guard at the prison and he lied to her she looses all trust in him, and all connection to him.

I can not help but to parallel this to A Foot in Eden. Just like Annie, Issac lost all connections to Billy when he found that he had lied to him about actually being his father. The only difference is that Issac actually in the end chooses Billy. Even though Billy lied to him he still realizes how much Billy loved him and ultimately chooses Billy over the truth. Annie on the other hand cannot forgiver her dad, she feels he has scarred her with the lie and as the final line says ", but those who carry the scars must remember." This final line also parallels her to her own father who cannot forget his past life as being a prison guard.