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Edwidge Danticat Ghost Analysis
I’ve picked “Ghosts” by Edwidge Danticat. The main reason I chose this story is because I liked the title.
The story is set with Pascal and his family living in the area called Bel-Air. That place is not over-run with gangs, but it has one major gang active in the area. Pascal's parents run a restaurant, but it also has become a place where the gang would hang out. Pascal was working for a radio station and he decided to pitch an idea based on Gang members sharing their exploits (for want of a better word).
The broadcast was discarded. Soon after that a similar show broadcasted and it led to a series of events like the radio station being attacked and Pascal being arrested for the

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