This meant that Lake told Shorty’s story to the reader, rather than showing it. In Darkness switches between the Now where Shorty tells his life story and the Then which tells the tale of Toussaint l’Ouverture’s revolution.Ī major issue in In Darkness was that Shorty was trapped in the rubble of the hospital for practically the entire novel. In the Then, Shorty dreams that he is Toussaint l’Ouverture, a black slave who lead a rebellion against the white French leaders in Haiti’s past. While trapped he begins to dream of the past. He’s a member of the Boston gang and has been involved in the selling of drugs and murder but also in feeding the people and educating the children.
Shorty has had a hard life, growing up in Site Soley.
In the Now, main character Shorty is trapped in the rubble of the hospital following an earthquake. In Darkness is the debut novel by Nike Lake.
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