Miss Raina is an American English teacher working in Swaziland, Africa. She first meets Femi on the first day of school, the first girl to arrive early. Femi is not a supporter of the American teachers that come there to “save the poor African children.” She expresses this feeling through raps. She is quite brilliant when she raps her feelings and assignments. Eventually through a series of interactions Femi is finally on Miss Raina’s side. She finally believes that this American woman is really there for them and they create a lasting bond. Unfortunately in the midst of a revolt all teachers must leave and return to their home country. As Miss Raina packs furiously Femi enters and confronts her for leaving them. Miss Raina tries to make her understand she doesn’t have a choice but Femi reminds her of all the things that she had taught them in class about choices and using their voices, owning their future. But in an instant Miss Raina is gone. When she returns some months later many people including some of the girls have been killed, Femi is gone as well. Unlike the people in the village Femi has passed away as a result of AIDS. In a beautiful spirited moment Miss Raina stands in front of the girls, with Femi majestically by her side and encourages them to stand together and move forward teaching us that we all sacrifices some will never know the sacrifices of others but together we can choose to move forward stronger in spite of our own realities. This is a story about relationships and helping others even when you don’t realize you are doing it. These two woman fight to keep each other’s spirits up in the midst of a very difficult reality that is very present in this country today. *Femi needs to be an African girl but Miss Raina’s race is not specified within the text.
Duo/Duet- Light of the World
$60.00Price
