Krik? Krak! Danticat's Krik? Krak!, are a collection of short stories about Haiti and Haitian-Americans before democracy and the horrible conditions in which they lived. While it's a mistake to call stories autobiographical, Krik? Krak! embodies some of Danticat's experiences as a child. If on the one hand the collection of stories is inspired by the oral tradition of Haitian society, on the other it is also part of the literature of the diaspora, the great involuntary migration of Africans from their homeland to other parts of the world; therefore, the work is about loss, assimilation and resistance. The stories all seem to share similar themes, one story might be connected to the others in some way. Each story had to deal with relationships, whether with a person or with a possession, and in these relationships something is lost or regained. Another point shared across all stories was the focus on women's struggles in Haiti. Ultimately, they all seem to intertwine with the overarching theme of memory. It is through memory and the telling of ancient stories and legends that the Haitians of Danticat's tales achieve immortality and the prolongation of lives that are too often short and brutal. The first story "Children of the Sea" is between two lovers: a young man in a rickety boat flees from Haiti because the Macoutes are conquering the country. The other character is a girl who loves the boy on the boat and writes him letters. In the meantime he writes a jou...