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That Isabel might have a good life and such but ruth might have a harder time

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Because they want to be freed and not be a slave so they can have their own voice and choices for things.

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It shows that even if slaves risked their lives, there still was a very slim chance that at the end of the war they will probably not get freed.

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The author is saying that when Isabel wakes up, she will find something out about Ruth. The author wants us to think about the possibilities that could happen to Ruth and impact Isabel

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Liberty is the theme because it shows freedom which is something the desperately want.Liberty also means power, I think Elihu, curzon and isabel also want power along with freedom

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It makes more suspense as the book is written in isabel's point of view because it shows the feeling s that she has instead of it being written in 3rd person point of view.

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The author builds suspense by giving little information and leaving sections on cliff hangers. He also exaggerates sections making them more intense.
1) "Which is more than I can say about myself madam said as she violently rubbed her wrists"
2) " I fell asleep and for that I could never forgive myself

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I think that liberty to Elihu Lockton, Curzon, and Isabel means freedom and is very important to them and most people. I think that they also see liberty as a freedom from rules and that they don't need to follow rules and things like that. I think this because they are treated very poorly during the book and they have many rules and barely and freedom from anything, so for those people they dream about having freedom.

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I think that the author showed/added suspense by adding similes, over exaggerating things, and since we already know the outcome of the war we can see and understand more of what this story is about.

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Curzon and elihu,Isabelle it means for them to finally be free because they are all disrespected and treated like garbage

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It adds suspense because we dont know how the loyalists will get caught or what will happen to them when they do all we know is that they will lose

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The author added some suspense by over exaggerating and adding similies

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1.The author gives more information and gives metaphor and similes to over exaggerate  ,New York is loyal to England to cut off shipping part in New York from the rest of New England.

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This will represent escape and peace, survival and inspiration

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Connections to the past, family the slaves don"t have a caretaker.

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This water pump symbolizes freedom,safe heaven surrounded by like people.

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I think that the author gives suspense by saying information a little bit at a time before revealing the whole thing. I think that the author does this because they would want you to read more and more till you read the whole book.
1)  “Ruth had fallen at her feet and lay there, her body shaking violently” (pg. 92)
When Ruth has a seizure.
2)  When Isabe figures/finds out how they wanted to kill General Washington. (pg. 90)
3) "The captain of the guard raised his hand. The drumming stopped." (pg. 116)

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The author mostly builds suspense by giving you clues or irony about what's to come. Like most authors, she'll have a character say or think something that will show you where the story is going. Foreshadowing is also often a big part of suspense, as if you catch it, you know what the build up for the event means.
1) Page 116, "The captain of the guard raised his hand. The drumming stopped."
2) Page 99, "...which I thought curious indeed. I listened close to the words. 'Father and I went down to camp, Along with Captain Gooding; And there we saw the men and boys, As thick as hasty pudding...' She was sending me a message.
3) Page 86, "She turned to me. 'You will not put one foot wrong.'" Page 92, "That was when the blood-curdling screams started in the kitchen. I dropped the bottle and ran."
So I thought I should explain the example a little more. After reading the first quote, I had a feeling that something was going to go wrong, so the suspense for me was just waiting for that to happen. When the screams started and especially when Isabel dropped the bottle, I knew that I was right and that things were only going to escalate further from there.

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Liberty to them means to be free and to not have as many rules because throughout this book they are treated very poorly and they have no respect given to them because they just do whatever people tell them to do.

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1. I think that the water pump symbolizes a place where they are all free and they know that everyone else in there is going through the same thing and also there are no rules and everyone is the same in there.
2. The grandfather symbolizes a father to everyone else because most of the slaves don't have parents and the grandfather might symbolize a father to them.
3.I think that the book symbolizes a state of freedom for isabel because it takes her back to when she was free from everything and it just makes her forget about how shes a slave and takes her back to when she was free.

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#1 pg 64 Where Isabel ran off at night to find curzon and tell him the news about madam lockton.- I thought it would be easy. I would run straight to the shed behind belinghams house, tap on the window, tell him the news, and hurry home.
#2 pg 90 when they planned on killing general Washington and Isabel was standing in the corner- The study fell so silent, I feared the men would hear my heart beating. Kill general Washington?
#3 pg 93 when Ruth has a seizure in the kitchen- Ruth had fallen to her feet and lay there. Her body shaking violently. Peas were scattered across the floor.

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The water pump probably symbolizes where the slaves can have a brake to catch up and talk to one another with out getting in trouble with their owners. The grandfather might symbolize someone who they can talk to and trust because he is always there and for people who might be orphans like Isabel and Ruth, he might offer them a bit of wisdom. The book probably is her only escape (along with the water well) from reality because she is one of the few slaves that can read, she is one of the few who has this escape.

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The author builds suspense by putting the character se is high pressure or high danger situations she also does this by giving little bits of information rather than all of it

Ex #1: When Ruth has a seizure “Ruth had fallen at her feet and lay there, her body shaking violently” Page 92

Ex #2: When Isabel snuck out to see Curzon “If I opened the gate, I would be a criminal. Slaves were not allowed out after sunset without a pass from a master. Anyone who caught me would take me could take me to jail.”  Page 64

Ex #3: When she found out the Loyalists were going to kill General Washington. “ We must kill their commander” Page 90

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Liberty means a lot to the three characters but it means different things for each character. For Lockton it means freedom from the patriots of New York being able to follow the King. For Curzon it means freeing the American people from the king. For Isabel it means being free from the bonds of slavery.

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I think she will be free but not Ruth.

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Liberty means that every African american is free.

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I think that the pump symbolizes hop for the slaves because they get some freedom from their jobs. The grandfather represents a father figure for all of the child slaves that lost their parents. The book symbolizes freedom for Isabel because its something that she has.

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For Elihu it means freedom to follow the king with no repercussions. For Curzon it is about freeing the american colonies from the kings rule and for isabel it is freeing herself and ruth from the bond of slavery.

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It adds suspense by ISabel thinking different things are going to happen they they actually do happen.

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We add suspense because since were the ones reading,  we are waiting to see what happens next.

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I think that the Water Pump symbolizes independence for the slaves and how they can be their selves when they are around the water pump. I think that Grandfather symbolizes a leader to the slaves, I think this because he is a very caring person and more like a father to the people. The book symbolizes how she might want an education.

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I believe that the water pump symbolises independence for the slaves. A community where they can love and care for each other. The grandfather is a leader and he is someone that you can talk to.The book could show how she wants an education or a teacher to learn and go to school.

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What liberty means for Elihu Lockton is being under the kings rule again. He wants the power to go away from George Washington and back to the king's power. What liberty means for Curzon is that the rebels will succeed and George Washington will become in in power. What liberty means for Isabel is that the rebels will succeed and she can get back to Rhode Island.

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Hey guys, this isn't a response but a question, our second reading response only requires us to read to page 116, I believe. Page 130 is in chapter 20, I think. Shouldn't this question be on the next padlet?

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Liberty for Curzon and Isabel would mean, or course, freedom, but also a return to their past lives. It would mean fair treatment not only for them but the removal of all (most) unjust treatment that the government and higher people can control. They are smart children, so much more so than they have to be, and understand that not everyone can be liberated. Somethings are uncontrollable even from the highest order. People like Isabel have goals to protect their siblings and other people they care about, so liberty for her would mean to live in freedom with her sister. For Curzon it would mean Revolution, so that generations to come would grow up with that fair treatment, equality, and freedom that he never had. For Elihu, Liberty is the end of the rebels that he knows will only cause blood, battles, death, and of course, war. He is the kind of person who only cares about money, however, so a big concern for him would also be that his ties from the wealthy family back in England and his ties to the Patriots would be severed, and he would no longer live under their protection.

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Since most of us before reading know our American history, we as readers want to see what events in the American Revolution they can bring to attention that we may or may not know about, or see how they can tie in the fictional characters to real characters and events in the Revolutionary War. We do know the general plot, so when we occasionally know that some of Isabel's hopes will backfire, it acts as suspense especially because we know the future and things she doesn't. The author sets up points and things we can correct. Sometimes we get to point out if a character is right or wrong, and get suspense from those sort of events. Like when they talk of assassinating George Washington. We as readers know that that doesn't happen, so we lie in wait and suspense that the author will find a way to stop such proposed events from happening.

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I think the water pump symbolizes community, and the grandfather in part as well, because here they all share the same struggles and know (mostly) what each of them are going through. They come from similar pasts, and have found a place where they feel like they belong. Grandfather is kind, and is a leader, in a way, whose job is to bring the community together with kindness. The book is a necessary sense of nostalgia for Isabel. It brings her back to her past when she was free, and provides her with something she is familiar with, something she loves that reminds her of home. It kind of temporarily takes her out of her present reality to a place of her past, flooded with memories, family, and love.

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I think the water pump symbolizes the fact that there is still some hope. Grandfather doesn't seem to have any kind of owner, for it isn't mentioned, and he seems to be doing just fine. The book could symbolize her want for an education. Since she is a slave, she can't get one, and I feel like books are a way for her to detach herself from the real, cruel world.

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The point of view adds to the suspense of the novel in several ways. On it shows what it was like to be a slave and that even though she wants to be freed, she might not be. It also adds an element of the things Isabel did and how, if it were true, would have affected the actual American Revolution.

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i think that maybe she will become free but would not be able to save ruth too.

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it means freedom and more respect for them because they are treated so poorly and they throughout the story are trying to regain liberty.

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well isabel's point of view was an amazing choice by the author because w=she is a child and might not know as much about politics as an adult or a patriot would.

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Elihu Lockton's liberty means a lot for him. He is a loyalist who was pretending to be a patriot and being disloyal to them by plotting to kill General Washington. He was caught and was forced to flee so he would not be punished and so he would be free from the patriots' wrath. Curzon wants to join the army and if he were free, than he would be able to. Liberty means alot for him because he really wants to fight alongside the patriots. To Isabel, liberty is very important so then she could go back to Rhode Island and get Ruth.

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1. when isabel went outside alone without her masters consent.
2. when she was waiting for her master to get arrested,
3. when she listened to the meeting with mr lockton and the mayor.

i think the author builds suspense by using isabel's mischievous and witty personality to find more information about the locktons.

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the water pump might symbolize freedom because they get to go out and get water alone without their masters. i think the book might symbolize a higher education or freedom for isabel because she hasn't had much education if any.

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What the author does to build suspense is that they use descriptions and feeling from Isabel to grow the suspense. They also will use the same tactic, but when Isabel is listening to a conversation. The three suspenseful scenes are:

1. When Isabel is going to Curzon's shed. "I waited a full hour, until the clock struck eleven, then slipped out from under my blanket and  put my skirt back on. I did not stuff my feet into my shoes. I'd be faster without them. I climbed up the stairs, freezing with every groan of the old wood. If Madam or Lockton come across me, I'll  say I'm on my way to the privy... If I opened the gate, I would be a criminal. Slaves were not allowed out after sunset without a pass from a master. Anyone who caught me would take me to jail... I opened the hatch, slipped out of the gate, and ran." Pgs. 63-64

2. When Isabel is waiting for Mr. Lockton to get arrested. "As I gathered the sheets, I watched the gate, waiting for the rebels to arrive to arrest the Locktons and reward me with liberty." Pg. 69

3. When Ruth has a seizure. "That's when the blood-curdling screams started in the kitchen. I dropped the bottle and ran. 'It's the devil!' Madam screamed as I opened the door to the kitchen. Ruth had fallen at her feet and lay there, her body shaking violently." Pgs. 92-93

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Our point of view is omniscient, in a way. We already know the outcome of the war. The patriots win. So when we read that Madam says that the Patriots will lose and everyone knows it, we know that this is not true. We can add suspence because we know the outcome of the war, but the author does a good job puttimg suspence on topics that we aren't omnisceint to.

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The author builds suspense by giving a little bit of information at a time, rather than giving it all out at once. That is what creates suspense. Ex #1: This is when Isabel finds out that Madam hit Ruth. "Just before I blew out the candle I asked, "Why were you crying in the parlor today, before Becky and me came in? Did Madam hurt you?" Her eyes puddled with tears, and she shook her head from side to side. "No foolin'." "Did you play or fuss? Was Madam angry with you? Did she hit you?" She sniffed and wiped her nose on the sleeves of her shift. "Shhh," she said again. That wretched woman beat Ruth, I just knew it." pg. 63

Ex #2: When Isabel finds out about how they want to kill General Washington. (pg. 90)

Ex #3: When Isabel tries to protect Ruth from Madam when Madam threatens to sell Ruth. (pg. 93-96)

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The water pump might symbolize a place where the slaves can be themselves. They don't have to follow as strict of rules there and they can see other people going through the same thing. Grandfather symbolizes a father like figure for all the slaves, which is something they might not have. I think the book might symbolize a freedom for Isabel. What I mean is that when she reads she is freed from her realities and can get lost in the story.