1) identifying characters, 2) summarizing the plot, and 3) offering some personal response/ideas about the story
There are two main characters in the story, Suzette and her 59-year-old mother. The story starts by Suzette following her mother, a lady who have never shops outside of Brooklyn, into a rich neighborhood. On the way, she mentions a lot of small details that her mom told her before. Like, ask her whether she will give seat to old lady or a pregnant lady; like the different ways Haiti drivers treat to those people who stop them; like her mom accepts dentures; like she check lottery but she will never buy it. Her mom finally walks towards a woman, who is wearing a leotard with biker's shorts, and a child. And she takes the role of taking care of the child for a while. It seems like they have some secrets between her mom and that child when her mom gives the child soda. Later on, the woman comes back. Her mom gives the woman back her child and strolls farther. Then, Suzette goes back to work. In this story I am actually confused a little bit. Because for me, I only saw a few places that connects to Haiti. One is her mom are afraid to return for her sisters' funerals. One is they save all kinds of things for the relatives in Haiti. But from those two parts, I saw that once a Haitian flees to another country, she will hardly go back to Haiti. I also saw in the story that her mom is economical.
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