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Compare And Contrast Between The Pool And The Gardenias

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In the story “Between the pool and the Gardenias” the main protagonist “Marie” had been influenced by her grandmother in the story “Nineteen Thirty-Seven” and her execution that was held in the prison in which she was burned alive and being watch by her daughter. In addition to this her godmother, Lilli who suicide when her husband Guy jumped out of the balloon. Making moving away from Port Au Prince the only option she had to make since no one from her family was there. In the present, Marie was now separated from the Dominican Guy in which left her to be depressed since she was alone and had no one to interact or be with. When she found the baby on the street ,she took it in and decided to take care of him which would’ve resolute the depression

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