▁roman ▁type . ▁These ▁three ▁different ▁formats ▁are ▁inter w oven ▁throughout ▁the ▁text , ▁such ▁that ▁a ▁single ▁page ▁might ▁have ▁port ions ▁of ▁each . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁roman ▁type ▁is ▁used ▁pre domin antly ▁for ▁the ▁plot ▁and ▁concrete ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁characters , ▁but ▁it ▁accounts ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁Dé za fi . ▁The ▁rest ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁either ▁ital ics ▁or ▁bold ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁relate ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁plot line ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁but ▁rather ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁po etic ▁and ▁abstract ▁significance ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁H ait ian ▁culture . ▁Fre qu ently ▁these ▁sections ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁tit ular ▁dé za fi ▁( cock ▁fight ) ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁often ▁narr ated ▁in ▁first ▁person ▁pl ural . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁many ▁more ▁font ▁sizes ▁and ▁type faces ▁were ▁added ▁beyond ▁the ▁original ▁three , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁other ▁changes ▁rel ating ▁to ▁sp elling ▁and ▁formatting . ▁ ▁Political ▁Message ▁ ▁In ▁Dé za fi ▁Sint il ▁and ▁his ▁cron ies ▁are ▁a ▁ve iled ▁alleg ory ▁for ▁the ▁Du val ier ▁regime ▁which ▁ruled ▁H ait i ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁Dé za fi ▁was ▁written . ▁The ▁z on bis ▁in ▁Dé za fi ▁are ▁meant ▁to ▁represent ▁H ait ians ▁living ▁under ▁the ▁Du val ier ▁regime . ▁Frank ét ienne ▁was ▁hint ing ▁that ▁the ▁Du val ier ▁regime ▁could ▁be ▁over turn