Children of the Sea
The main characters' names are unknown.
The boy and the girl are in a relationship.
The boy worked for radio and got into the college, but because of the radio action, he has to go far away from home. Therefore, he is on the sea to the United States writing. He does not end up in the United States.
The girl is protected by her father at home. She also writes letters to the boy. She does not understand why her father refuses her to meet the boy, but later she understands.
Celianne: The girl that the boy meets on the boat. Her brother is working at the radio station. Her brother is prisoned, and she is rapped by multiple people. She gave birth to the child and a few days later she tosses her child into the sea and she jumps out of the boat.
The boy describes Celianne's story is that he feels like Celianne and her family's situation might be true for him if he does not run away from home early. He will hurt others.
Black Butterflies: Metaphor. News.
Nineteen Thirty-Seven
The main Character Josephine visits her mother in the prison periodically. Every time she visits her, she finds her mother is getting weaker. Josephine knows soldiers in prison do not treat her mother well because they all think her mother is a witch. In the end, one midnight, Jaqualin, a woman in a white dress, tells Josephine that her mother is dead. Her mother got burned, and one of her mother's property, Madonna, is passed to Josephine. Watching the fire, Josephine is released and feel peaceful for her mother because the death is the freedom.
Josephine does not understand her mother at first, but when her mother passes Madonna to her and dies, she knows her mother.
Madonna, a religious figure.
Fire: Metaphor. Means blood, living life. A strong, passionate but dangerous spirit.
A Wall of Fire Rising
A family lives in the sugar mill peacefully. It is not a rich family, but they can survive without hunger. Guy, the husband, gets a steady job, and his wife, Lili, also gets a job. Their son is smart and talented on acting. Their son, little Guy, will act Boukman in school. Everything goes well until one day morning Guy rides on the hot balloon, jumps out of it and dies.
Guy's wife does not expect Guy to be really tough and successful, but Guy often regards himself as a loser, and he is struggling on it for a long time. Lili and Guy have some misconception about each other. When Guy dies, Lili knows that freedom in his spirit is more valuable than his life.
Sky: Metaphor. freedom.
Night Women
The woman is a prostitute. Her husband is dead a long time ago. The short story shows her struggling about her identity and education to her son. She distains and feels sorry about her filthy body, so she always gave her humble love to her son when her son is asleep. She fears that her son will know her job, and she feels distant from her son because of the job identity. Actually, her son still loves her so much. Her son is her hope and angel. She is her son's angel appearing in his dream.
Angel: Metaphor; Beauty and innocence.
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