Chains
Chains was written by Laurie Halse Anderson.
The takes place in Boston, and Rhode Island in the early 1700s.
Slavery and war is what is going on during this book.
Isabel is the main character.
Isabel was a slave and worked in a kitchen with her sister.
Madam Lockton is the antagonist.
She is always rude and mean to the slaves and treats them like dogs.
The author led me in the story because the first sentence he talks about talking to ghosts.
The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up. That’s when they can hear us true. That’s when ghosts can answer us. Mrs. Lockton told Isabel that her sister was never sold. Isabel tries to run away and gets branded under her eye,and she is put in jail for three days and got some kind of disease.
Slavery is the main theme of this book.
Kevin, you indicate an understanding of setting and culture, however, it is obvious from your summary that you did not finish the book. Isabel did not get branded for trying to run away, and she did not get a disease. Isabel became angry when Mrs. Lockton sold her little sister, Ruth, then when she approached Mrs. Lockton angrily, Mrs. Lockton attached her. Isabel did run then, only to be caught and branded for insolence. Nice try.
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