Blog post 2 "Tetiyette and the Devil"

The story "Tetiyette and the Devil" is in a book called "Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam", was written by an anonymous writer, and told by a seventeen-year-old Guadeloupean girl. The book was put together by Carmen Esteves and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert in nineteen ninety-one. The story is about a girl who is looking for someone to marry, and chooses the devil over a pig and goat. She chose the devil because of his appearance and money after her mother told her it was not a good idea. In the end the devil ended up eating her whole, and her brave brother saved her by cutting open the devil's stomach. Some figurative language that is used is poetry and comparing goats to pigs. It is organized by call and response and repetition. The audience could be adults or teens. The story is told by a teen, so it would attract a teen audience. Funeral Caribbean stories  are mostly told by males, so they address adult audiences as said in the introduction to the story. Everything that glitters is not gold is the moral of this story.

Furthermore, the author portrays this message by using logic and emotion. The writer appeals to emotions by using poetry. To get the point across some phrases are repeated in the poems.  As stated in the story "Tetiyette and the Devil" the writer said, "The devil had been roaming the neighborhood. For a long  time he had been wanting to eat up the young girl. He put on very, very, very beautiful clothes. He decked himself in gold."(2). Tetiyette only married the devil because of what he dressed like, and his flashiness. She had to learn her lesson by getting eaten by him. Some say the brother did not have to save his sister, because she was the one who did not listen to her mother. This story relates to me because in the end Tetiyette brother saved her, even though he was frightened. Her brother saved her sister because they have a good relationship with each other. That reminded me of my brother because even if he is put in a scary situation with me he always puts my safety before his. In conclusion, Tetiyette learned her lesson. She will see that her relationships are not that good with her mother and father. The writer used various amount of details to make the story very believable.

Source:
Esteves, Carmen C., and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert. Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam: Short Stories by Caribbean Women. Rutgers University Press, 1992.
https://wellandwill.com/everything-isnt-always-what-it-seems/