Yoruba Girl Dancing (Page 1- 40)

Title: Yoruba Girl Dancing
Author: Simi Bedford
Page 1-40

Summary
The protagonist of the story is Remi Foster. She was a young African girl that was born in a wealthy African family. Her grandparents were taking care of her while her busy parents were traveling because of business. Remi has three nannies and was adored by her grandparents, which were respected by the people in their huge home. There were about thirty individuals in the house. Every morning, Remi read a book and talked to her grandpa about events occurring in Lagos, the setting. Her grandpa is a wealthy merchant. His role was to maintain the house stable. She told him about her Sisi Bola’s marriage with Akin Ojo, a wealthy man. As the story proceeded, the narrator described how the family history of the Fosters was, such as the three traditional Church meetings on Sundays and the complex relation about her grandparents. After Sisi Bola marriage ceremony ended, Remi returned with her parents to Enugu. Her family was her parents, a brother, a baby, several servants, and herself. They all live happily. Except, the news of her dear grandpa died right after sometime had passed from the wedding. Many people visited the widow, grandma, which seem over dramatic about her husband’s death. At the end, the narrator foreshadowed that her life would not be the same.

Quote
“The music poured through our veins and we flowed with the beat, each separated portion of our bodies winding and unwinding seamlessly as if we had no bones” (Bedford 26).

Reaction
Simi Bedford’s writing style was full of imagery. The great descriptions of Remi's family and her life. Her exposition of the story was complex for the reason she introduced way too many characters at once, similar To Kill A Mockingbird (but worst). The book started with way too many information of her family and traditions. However, the quote above has a great sense of imagery. It came from Remi's thoughts about the great wedding celebration of her cousin, Sisi Bola. Someone can tell the party was enjoyable and fun. Anyhow, the narrator mentioned too many characters which distract the reader of who she was talking about. The author needs to organize a little bit of her exposition of characters. The narration is in first person point of view. So far the story is fine, not that great yet.