ed ▁through ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁of ▁the ▁popul ace ▁of ▁H ait i , ▁just ▁as ▁Sint il ▁was ▁only ▁over th rown ▁when ▁the ▁z on bis ▁finally ▁w oke ▁up ▁and ▁exact ed ▁their ▁ven ge ance . ▁And ▁as ▁Sint il ▁was ▁only ▁over th rown ▁once ▁the ▁z on bis ▁had ▁their ▁human ity ▁restored , ▁Frank ét ienne ▁implies ▁that ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁can ▁only ▁take ▁place ▁once ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁H ait i ▁aw aken ▁from ▁their ▁sub serv ient ▁stup or . ▁▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Dé za fi ' s ▁publication ▁much ▁of ▁H ait i ▁was ▁ill iter ate ▁and ▁thus ▁could ▁not ▁access ▁Frank ét ienne ’ s ▁message . ▁Only ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁H ait ians ▁could ▁read , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁that ▁number ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁writing ▁in ▁Cre ole , ▁prefer ring ▁French . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁of ▁H ait i ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁read ▁Dé za fi ▁and ▁Frank ét ienne ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁people ▁to ▁revol t ▁against ▁the ▁Du val ier ▁regime ▁fell ▁on ▁de af ▁ears . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁he ▁later ▁switched ▁to ▁writing ▁plays , ▁which ▁the ▁ordinary ▁citiz en ▁could ▁access . ▁This ▁decision ▁ir rit ated ▁the ▁Du val ier ▁regime . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Dé za fi ▁is ▁widely ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁influ ential ▁piece ▁of ▁H ait ian ▁literature . ▁Frank ét ienne ▁was