Nicole Dennis-Benn

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There aren’t many characters in this novel of “Here Comes the Sun” by Nicole Dennis-Benn that have a problematic free life. One character that is a prime example of a problematic life in the novel is Margot. The story begins with her and the reader instantaneously starts to feel saddened thoughts. It is impossible not to feel pity for her; the story starts off with her essentially selling herself. It can be determined by the tone of the story that she is used to it and thinks it is insignificant when realistically it is life altering. Nicole Dennis-Benn writes in the novel “She has long ago rid herself of any feelings of disgust. She used to stay back and shower in the clients’ rooms, scrubbing every part of her until her skin was raw. These …show more content…

Her mother wasn’t comforting like a mother should be. Her mother was her first bully, which is heart breaking enough. The person who brought you into this world doesn’t think you’re good enough and is constantly critical. The reason why Margot doesn’t value herself and her body is because her mother sold her off and took away her innocence. Nicole Dennis-Benn writes “the joy and innocence in her daughter only infuriated her. Had Margot known what life could become for girls like her, she would never grin like that.” When Margot was 14, Delores forced her daughter to have sex for $600 with a man. When the money was stolen by her brother she only then realized what a disgusting thing she had done. For some reason, she was okay with the thought that Margot was taking one for the team and doing what they needed to survive. When she realizes, her brother stole her money she takes into consideration that she stole her daughter’s innocence for no reason; for selfishness. From then on, Margot most certainly understood what life could become for girls like her. The worst legacy of colonialism, though, is self-hatred, passed down from one generation to the next. “Who yuh know really love a black girl for more than what’s between her legs?” Delores asks. “Nobody love a black girl. Not even harself.” Her sister Thandi ends up bleaching her skin because of his lack of self-esteem and

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