The Farming of Bones,  by Edwidge Danticat, has grown on me throughout my time reading it. I have come to understand why she chose to write about this time in history through a young girls perspective throughout the process of reading the book. The way she uses Amabelle's life to show how others might have felt during the massacre is a way people can get important ideas of the time period through story telling. There were some parts of the book that caught my attention.
          One main thing that came to my attention in the book is the use of the word parsley, or Perejil. The  Dominicans used this word to distinguish the Haitians from the Dominicans by the way they pronounced the word. "You can never hide as long as there is parsley nearby" (Danticat 304). We see where Amabelle is confronted by this action on page 193. She didn't get the chance to pronounce the word and was shoved onto her knees with parsley put in her mouth. The Dominicans would kill most of the Haitians who could not correctly do this action.
         They also had an idea of "cleansing the country." Parsley was considered a way of cleansing the Haitians from the Dominicans. Amabelle was beaten along with many other Haitians in her position. Her stories throughout the book give readers imagery into her personal struggle, along with those around her. I liked this because is was a story and not just facts. It made it easier to understand and realize the awful struggles many faced. Amabelle was stronger then I believe I could have been if I was in her situation.