Rain Child

• How do the characters above differ from each other in their cultural identity and social position?
• How is Ms. Nedden related to her students?  Is she a good teacher?  How about Ms. Poovey?
• Ruth: Does she completely reject the native culture?  Or is she rejected by it?  What is the major turning point in her life, the festival or her conflict with Kwaale afterwards?
• Why does Ms. Nedden emphasize her limpness so much?  What are the symbolic meanings of the other things associated with her, the chair and the ebony cane?