Lili, one of the main characters in A Wall of Fire Rising, is a wife of Guy and also a mother of little Guy. She and her family are living in a sugar mill, and she has daily work to do. Therefore, the family is not rich enough, but the family has the basic supply and has a stable life in peace.
It is easy to meet Lili's satisfaction. She is not blaming her husband, Guy, cannot earn a lot of money. When Guy asks Lili how does she thinks a man is judged when he is gone, she responses, "People don't eat riches. They eat what they can buy." She thinks judging a man cannot depend on his salary or reputation but his deeds. In other words, she does not care about the money too much. As long as their boy is fed, she is fine and happy about it. The words can be also regarded as a comfort. She does not want her husband to have any burden, so she says this way. Then, we can see how kind and thoughtful she is.
Secondly, she is a good mother and a tough woman. Being a good mother, she is always standing on her kid's side. Truly, she is putting her most of hope on little Guy, which it is a parent's way of living I strongly disagree with, but from the reaction, we can see Lili encourages and supports her son all the time. Specifically, Lili believes her son should go to college and continue receiving the education until they cannot afford. Education decides the future of a child in a great content, and Lili thinks for her son. She does not want her son to be limited by this small area by putting him on the lists. Back to the old time, it is a rare and great choice that a mother can do for her children. Being a tough woman, I can see through Lili teaching little Guy to speak his line louder. "You know you must not humble," she talks to little Guy, "next time say them loud, so he knows what is coming out of your mouth." Boukman is a leader of the evolution, and he is also a hero in many people's mind. Therefore, Lili is excited for her son for acting this character. Basically, when Lili teaches little Guy to speak louder so that others can hear is mainly teaching him to speak proudly. Speaking loudly needs confidence, and speaking with confidence requires courage. When Lili knows this idea, she is not a soft person I think. Otherwise, she will not realizes and teach him in this way.
She is also a good wife. The description of her and her husband talking at night in bed shows a warm communication. Lili would love to talk to Guy when Guy is lying on her chest even though sometimes she cannot understand him. She is satisfied with this lives' condition, but her husband is not. She would love to communicate with her husband and try to know him more, but her husband sometimes says "ask me nothing about today". Therefore, when Guy talks about the hot balloon, she feels like Guy is going to leave her and her son. However, she is not mad at him at first. Instead, she asks whether she and her son will ride on the hot balloon together. I can feel she worries, but she does not show. And then, what happened on the next morning breaks her heart and solve her confusion at the same time. For the first look at the balloon, she must think about whether Guy really left her and her son alone until Guy jumps out of the balloon, and until then, she remembers what Guy said and understands her husband completely.
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