When Sophie meets Joseph, the man old enough to be her father, Sophie sees in him more than just a lover. Sophie had never had a male parental figure in her life. This image is important because it shows just how attached Sophie is to her aunt and how much Sophie wishes she were back home. In that moment, Sophie envisions herself becoming smaller and smaller, until she reaches the same size as the cassette and she imagines herself being shipped back to Haiti. Shortly after Sophie arrives in America, Martine takes her daughter to the post office where they mail a cassette to Atie back in Haiti. Inside her, a battle takes place just like a battle takes place between the rioters and the police. Sophie feels angry and sad to leave her aunt to go and live with a mother she does not remember seeing in person. The image created here is that of a violent crowd, volatile and unpredictable and hard to control the image evoked here is also important because it makes reference to the feelings Sophie has regarding her departure. The rioters become violent and the army has to get involved. Before leaving Haiti, Sophie witnesses a violent group of rioters protesting against the renaming of the airport.
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