 Decades later, he cannot feel happy for the birth of his granddaughter, for he believes that his losses may be consequences of his past.Many people throughout the story are like this and as a result are like living dead, walking the earth to seek answers to unanswered questions.Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Edwidge Danticat visited the Massacre River in 1995 and was surprised by the domestic routines taking place.