A Wall of Fire Rising Summary

A man named Guy returns to his family, wife Lili and son Little Guy. Little Guy just got the part in a school play. He will play Boukman, a famous rebel leader and the founder of Haitian independence. As a proud Guy looks on, Little Guy recites a passage from the play.

The family is very poor, and sometimes has trouble finding foot to eat. Guy only occasionally gets odd jobs that barely support the family. They live in a shantytown which is dominated by a sugar mill owned by a rich Arabian family. For some recreation, the family travels through the shantytown and near to the mill to lay about and relax on the grass. Guy is fascinated by a hot-air balloon owned by the Arabian family that is locked behind a gate at...