The Haitian Political Climate

]The Haitian political climate in the story, “Children of the Sea,” forced the characters to flee their hometowns and be separated from their friends and families. Macoutes, or a group of soldiers who worked for the dictator, would go around to kill and torture anyone who was opposed of the dictator. They would also rape women and arrest people for no legitimate reason. The female narrator and her family fled to Ville Rose after their neighbor was shot by macoutes. The female narrator was also supposed to be targeted, but her father paid them off. Before the female narrator left, the male narrator, who was her lover, fled on a boat and they promised to write each other letters. The male narrator was forced to flee because he was part of the