25 things " New York Day Women "


  • Mother - the main character
  • Daughter-  the narrator
  • Family- making sure everyone is safe and happy 
  • Love - desire to provide everybody with love and positivity. 
  • Transition - a big move from one country to another 
  •  Culture " Boundry " - hard to adjust to everything in the new environment.  
  • Generation - Age gap between mother and daughter that reflects on their opinion and view. 
  • Structure - City, and surrounding.
  • Environment - community and the city its self. 
  • New beginnings - new opportunities to get a good job live in better condition. 
  • Luch- how the story was created. 
  • Possibilities- new adventures. 
  •  Adaptation - getting to know new society. 
  • Obstacles - the cultural boundary between Haiti and NYC that both characters struggle with. 
  • Misunderstanding
  • New/ different community 
  • Carrying- love for each other 
  • Happiness/Fear- new being/
  • Feelings 
  • Building
  • Stores 
  • People walking without being scared- differences between the cultures. 
  •  Haiti - past
  • New York - present and future.
  • New colours.  

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