The "Children of the Sea" writing assignment. For this post, read the short story, and try to prove the hypothesis below. This is the same exercise as the one in the writing assignment. So you can practice here, then work on the writing assignment. In your discussion post, prove or disprove this hypothesis. In your post, you may consider proving or disproving the hypothesis by answering the following questions: What is tragic about the love story? What is the historical context of the short story? Is the couple together? Why or why not? Does this symbolize a component of the historical context? Is there a metaphor about love that could be a metaphor about Haiti as well? So, is it possible that the love story mirrors a specific component of the historical context? What makes this possible or impossible? What quotes, metaphors, or other aesthetic components of the text make this hypothesis possible or impossible?
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