Hip Hip In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa" in medical terminology) refers to either an anatomical region or a joint. The hip region is located lateral and anterior to the gluteal region (i.e., the buttock), inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the femur, or "thigh bone". In adults, three of the bones of the pelvis have fused into the hip bone or acetabulum which forms part of the hip region. The hip joint, scientifically referred to as the acetabulofemoral joint ("art. coxae"), is the joint between the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and its primary
The Farming of Bones 41, p. 306) Danticat uses Amabelle to tell the story as if she is an older woman, trying to teach the newer generation about the past in hopes that they can learn from it. In this case, Amabelle intimates her failures of her past and hopes that the younger generation, Sylvie, will be able to learn what Amabelle had. In terms of literary devices, Danticat relies very heavily on symbolism to apply to a more general truth. Another marked symbol in "The Farming of Bones" is parsley. It is the pronunciation of parsley that determines who lives and who dies