Blog 13: Questions the hard

The novel My love my love of the peasant girl is similar, or have some kinds of connection with the fairy tale little mermaids. In the end of the little mermaids, the witch who traded the little mermaid with beautiful voice to human legs, told her that if she uses a knife to kill the prince, and let the blood flow, then she can go back to her palace deep in the ocean, and forget about everything that hurt herself.  She didn't. She loves the prince, and she doesn't even dare to think to hurt him. So does the same in this novel. The gods, play the similar role as the witch does. They are all magical and powerful. After Ti moune found out that Daniel "betrayed" her and he falls in love with another girl, her heart was broken. Then the gods, specifically Agwe and Papage gave her a shinning blade, and told her to kill Daniel. "Here, take this knife. Strike hard, strike deep. Let his blood flow heavy. Let it run down the sides of mountains. Let it spread over the land. He has betrayed you -- betrayed us all. Only then will the gods be assuaged." (Page 115, Chapter 15)She couldn't make that decision, but that was a trick made by Papage. and Lucifus, who was the god Papage throw her out. After she went outside, she still did not want to leave. She still wanted to have some chances to come back. But when Daniel came through, he did not recognize her, as usual. It's just like he never put Ti moune in his heart, but just a funny little girl, a friend or even a pet. Then she went in the city, soulless. The ending for her is coming closely too. She died, in the crowd of people. Then, something pure and beautiful comes out. "Suddenly,  swarms of papillons appeared on the hill. They winged over the crowd-- big, beautiful butterflies hit against the heads, the mouths, the eyes of peasants, policemen and guests." (Page 167, Chapter 16) Just like the bubbles when the little mermaid dies and changes into. Again, her ending of her beautiful life is just like the falling leaves. They are red, shinny red, falling down from the sky, and that red burn people eyes by its pureness and faith. 

I think this novel tries to tell us that in some way, everything we do and when we make decisions, we are trading and exchanging. Especially when it comes to the topic of extreme love, just like the last reading we did, Romeo and Juliet. They make their decisions to fall in love, and try their best even go through death as the only ending. So does the same with Desiree. She used to be a simple, pure peasant girl from a small village in an island. But when she met Daniel when he was in the car accident, her desire comes out. Her desire to have different life, to be rich, to be married with that stranger Daniel, the white horse prince of her. But one's desire is just like the Pandora's box. Once it opens, it never ends, unless the payment with death. So it's Ti moune's decision. She chooses to take advantage to the outside world, which just like the lyrics from the musical, "A fish swim in the land".