In the selection The Last Department by Katia D. Ulysse, it is obvious that if Foufoune is convinced that Gwo Manman would live a happy life in the United States, the opposite is true. Gwo Manman dies in this so-called “land of freedom” where Foufoune takes him. “Foufoune had kidnapped her from her home and forced her to live in the worst exile” (224). While many dream of living in the United States, nicknamed the “land of the free” or “the country where we dream,” this is not the case for Gwo Manman or Foufoune. Gwo Manman is insistently brought to the United States by Foufoune and his sister, Miriam, never forgives him. Foufoune's tragic fate is in the hands of Miriam who decides to assassinate him in Haiti. “Her mother and sister had both returned home to Puits Blain. This time, to stay” (241). The story of Ulysses proves that there is a disillusionment with America's "freedom." Most people view Haiti as not a place worth living in. However, Haiti would have been the refuge that could have kept Gwo Manman and Foufoune alive. Sometimes receiving help that isn't asked for has its own consequences. Foufoune, who promises him a better life, brings Gwo Manman, who lives comfortably and happily in Haiti, to the Americas. However, Gwo Manman feels that Foufoune kidnapped her from the place where she feels most comfortable and is slowly deteriorating while living with Foufoune. Gwo Manman had a much happier life in Haiti but his freedom – the long walks on the Route des Frères with friends, the taste of Barbancourt in his mouth, the pleasure of the frenzied music of the drums, of being shirtless under the midday sun – is stolen from him. For Gwo Manman, America becomes his isolation. His trouble......middle of paper......n Puits Blain.Works citedAlexandre, Sandy. "Exile." The way of the butterfly: voice of the Haitian Dyaspora. By EdwidgeDanticat. New York: Soho, 2001. Print. Buss, Terry F. and Adam Gardner. Haiti in the balance: why foreign aid has failed and what we can do about it. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2008. Print. Dreyfuss, Joel. “A cage of words.” The way of the butterfly: voice of the Haitian Dyaspora. By Edwidge. Danticat. New York: Soho, 2001. Print. Grespin, Whitney. “Aid and relief in Haiti: lessons learned? Journal of International Peace Operations 6.6 (2011): 13-14. Academic Research Alumni Edition. Internet. December 3, 2013.Mintz, Sidney W. “Can Haiti Change? Council on Foreign Relations 74.1 (1995): 73-86. JSTOR. Internet. December 1, 2013.Ulysse, Katia D. “The Last Department”. Black Haiti. By Edwidge Danticat. New York: Akashic, 2011. N. pag. Print.