Cursed Village
Cursed Village Usati is a four year old growing up in Sunnyvale, a small, poor and remote sugar cane farming village in Trinidad in the 1940's. There is widespread belief in black magic, and nearby…
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Cursed Village
Usati is a four year old growing up in Sunnyvale, a small, poor and remote sugar cane farming village in Trinidad in the 1940's. There is widespread belief in black magic, and nearby is the infamous silk-cotton tree which houses the evil spirits who are responsible for all the ills of the village. He describes the world he sees, and captures the language and culture of the mainly illiterate peasant workers who live around him.
Even as a four year old he has to be a human shield for the neighbour on several occasions in the face of domestic violence. Usati looks after his two younger siblings. Life is hard and brutal with constant fear of violence and beatings.Following his mother's death the children are brought up by their grandparents, but there are further constant upheavals within the family.
Violence remains within all parts of this society, as is crime and