transformation scene proposal and stuff

For my idea, I would like to adapt part of the story “A Wall of Fire Rising.” Throughout the short story, small scenes between Guy and Lili are dispersed within the text. These small scenes usually take place at nighttime, and while Danticat only wrote a few of these short events, I believe they are poignant and give the readers a few open-ended ideas on both of these characters. Therefore, I decided that my transformative scenes would be focused entirely on these nightly talks and interactions between the couple, and it would illustrate their relationship as well as Lili’s lack of awareness for her husband’s feelings in relation to her son and Guy’s increasing frustration with himself and his situation, as well as the evolution of their relationship from between before their son Little Guy was born up to the night before Guy commits suicide from the hot-air balloon.

The scenes that I mainly want to display are,

• The couple talking after discovering Lili is pregnant, and they speak with a lot of hope for their future and their child
• Then, after he is born, they talk about how they would like to proceed with their now familial life, and they’re determined to give him a good future. Guy will also have a few lines where he worries for Lili’s health and if she is still in pain or not.
• A few years later, where the story “A Wall of Fire Rising” has already started, the pair discuss the family’s future. Lili worries over Little Guy’s education while Guy believe he should write his son’s name on the list. Their original love for each other begins to show signs of wearing off, as having a child while living in stark poverty has clearly taken its’ toll on the pair.
• A little time later, the pair begin to argue over various issues of their life, the argument mainly stemming from Guy’s dissatisfaction with the situation and his inferiority complex. Lili gives a heartfelt imploration to her husband to think of their child, and how they shouldn’t wake him up with their arguing. She tries to make him take pride at how their son was praised for his line reciting, and he appears to have calmed down, but it’s clear that he feels his son has more pride than he does.
• The night after, they reconcile, and Lili appears to be pleased/happy that he isn’t as upset as last night. As she falls asleep, Guy delivers an extremely short monologue that points to his plans for the next day, where he’ll choose to commit suicide rather than continue living the life he does now. Specifically, this speech will feature themes of relief and catharsis as well as wishing his family well before concluding with him climbing into bed after the already asleep Lili.