Breath, Eyes, Memory ENTRY (1)

In the novel Breath, Eyes, Memory, the setting begins in Haiti. Sophie, the main character, is living with her aunt. She is a twelve years old young girl who longs to be with her mother again. She does not have many friends. Sophie's aunt, Tante Atie, is a big colored woman who always wears a scarf on her head. She never went to school and she cannot read, so Sophie is always trying to encourage her to learn, but Tante Atie says she is too old and that her school is the things that she must do now: cooking, cleaning, taking care of others. She grew up with Sophie's mother working in the sugar-cane fields. Since Tante Atie never received a proper education, she's making sure that Sophie gets what she needs. They live in a small house and share a bed. At night, Sophie dreams of being with her mother again. Sophie later finds out that she was going to be moving in with her mother in New York. The novel talks about daffodils and the color yellow which the author might be using to foreshadow an upcoming event.