Teiyette and the Devil

Teiyette and the Devil is a short story written by a young girl from Guadeloupean that is 17 years old. The young girl is afro- Caribbean based of the text from the context. In my own opinion this story I read was very interesting and it’s also was giving a very important message across. I believe the author was trying to get the reader to understand just because some guy is good looking doesn’t mean he is good for a female. The audience for this message is young girls. The author shows this in many ways. One was describing the first two guys the young girl came out and picked up the most beautiful of her silver cups and gave the goat a drink. (Teiyette and the Devil) this give the reader a picture of a goat, which is not good looking at all. The author continues to add another man that approaches her as a pig. The author does this, so the reader can see that the guy is fat like a pig. Another great thing that I like how was how the author got this message across by poetry using: Repetition, rhythm and a stronger message for example “oh, mama! Oh mama! Bel -air drum! The man to whom you married me bel-air drum! Is terrible devil! Bel- air drum! He’s eating me up! “(Teiyette and the Devil) by using repetition it stresses the feelings that the characters have during that time. The readers can understand what they are feeling at the time. You may see the words “bel-air drum!  Are serval times in the short story this set the rhythm or beat for the reader. The author created away for every reader to read it the same way. I think this author did a great job on this story for young girls read and learn from. It’s an entertaining story while getting a point across.