Edwidge Danticat
Author of Brother, I'm Dying and the eldest child of Mira and Rose Danticat.
André "Mira"
Edwidge's father.
He drives a taxi.
Maxo
The son of Joseph and Denise, Maxo spends time in the United States for college but later returns to Haiti. Maxo and his father get stuck in Krome.
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Bob, Karl, and Kelly
Edwidge's three younger brothers. Karl and Kelly were born in New York City while Bob, like Edwidge, was born in Port-au-Prince.
Uncle Joseph
Edwidge's uncle and Mira's brother, Joseph abandons political dreams to become a pastor, opening a church and school.
Tante Denise
Wife to Joseph, Denise is a stern but dedicated guardian of the many children in her care and is known as a skilled seamstress. She wears wigs and matching outfits.
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Granmè Melina
She tells folktales, and is later found dead by Edwidge.
Marie Micheline
Adopted by Uncle Joseph.
She has a daughter, and later becomes a nurse in Uncle Joseph's clinic.
Tante Zi
Mira and Joseph's sister.
She helps Joseph escape from his home, and get to America safely.
