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(Anderson 133) "Sold?" I repeated. "No she's not. They didn't." Becky's eyes filled again. "Yes." she said quietly. "She did." Aha ! Moment 

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(Anderson 133) "Sold?" I repeated. "No she's not. They didn't." Becky's eyes filled again. "Yes." she said quietly. "She did." Aha ! Moment 

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At this moment, Isabel realized what Mrs.Lockton had done. Mrs.Locktons "treats" were all a part of her plan to sell Ruth without Isabel stopping her. When Isabel wakes up the next day, she realizes what ha happened.

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(Anderson 149-150) "I asked about Ruth over and over again and tried to apologize for letting her get stole, but the words were sawdust in my mouth."

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(Anderson 149-150) "I asked about Ruth over and over again and tried to apologize for letting her get stole, but the words were sawdust in my mouth."

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Isabel was so distraught about Ruth being sold on her watch she started to hallucinate about apologizing to her mother. She imagined her talking to her mother, and repeatedly tried to explain to her how sorry she was. Isabel felt so deeply that she had to explain to her mother what had happened that she hallucinated she did.

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(Anderson 152) "Your reaction to the news of your sister,while unfortunate, understandable, in my view."

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(Anderson 152) "Your reaction to the news of your sister,while unfortunate, understandable, in my view."

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In this moment, when it seems like the whole world is against Isabel, Lady Seymour comes to her side. She tries to comfort her and lets her know that although everyone thinks so, she did nothing wrong. She understands why Isabel reacted the way she did, and is being very caring about her. She seems to be the only white person on her side.

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(Anderson 140) "The law binds my hands and my actions. You must return to your mistress."

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(Anderson 140) "The law binds my hands and my actions. You must return to your mistress."

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When Colonel Reagan said these words to Isabel she was devastated. She must have felt betrayed because after all she did for him and the rebels, he wouldn't let her stay with him. The one time she needed him and his power, he could not give it to her.

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(Anderson 157) "I worked as a puppet trained to scrub and carry, curtsy and nod." 

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(Anderson 157) "I worked as a puppet trained to scrub and carry, curtsy and nod." 

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The metaphor of Isabel being a puppet is accurate as her master is always controlling her. Constantly working and obeying orders is all she has ever done because she is a slave. She does what is expected of her because she knows if she doesn't there will be severe consequences.

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"Where is she? What did they do to her? She's gone, Becky said. Gone? I repeated. Gone where? Becky studied her shoes again. Sold?
Aha Moment
During this moment Isabel releases that Madam wasn't joking about selling Ruth, but was waiting for the "perfect time." She fooled Isabel in this scene by giving her a night off and causing her to fall into a deep sleep, by slipping something into her drink.

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"I wanted to grab her by the hair and throw her down the stairs, throw her out the window, beat her face with my fist."
During this scene Isabel is very angry with Madam because she sold Ruth. This was probably frustrating for her because Isabel played a big sister/mother role in Ruth's life. Also Isabel cared for Ruth deeply, and every time Madam would talk about selling Ruth Isabel would try and convince her otherwise.

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"Should I take anything in?"
Tough Question
Isabel asks herself a lot of questions during the novel and some are very tough to answer. During this moment Isabel is asking Becky what she should do since Madam had two guest over. This is because Madam sort f gave them the night off, but since Isabel is still pretty new she is questioning herself and doesn't really know what to do.

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"I find the buying and selling of children is most repugnant."
At this moment Lady Seymour is talking to Isabel and telling her how she thought Madam shouldn't have sold Ruth at all. This surprised me because Lady Seymour would always come over when Madam was at some of her worst points. This made me believe they were like best friends and would most likely never agree with one of Madam's servants.

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"A half-dozen men took to chopping the King and his steed to bits." The men started to destroy the statue of the king because they were rebels. I think this quote showed how much they despised the king and his taxes. The Patriots were destroying the statue as an act of rebellion. I wondered how Mr. Lockton would react if he saw this, even though he left New York. He would have had to try his best to act like a Patriot, even though he was really a Loyalist.

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"Becky's eyes filled again. "Yes," she said quietly. "She did"."  - Isabel didn't want to accept the fact that her sister was sold. It hurt her greatly, because she believed that Ruth had no one to protect her. This quote shows how Becky cared about Ruth as well. Despite the fact that we usually see Becky as someone tough, and without many emotions, she still was upset when Ruth was sold. I can tell that Becky was said because the quote stated that "[her] eyes filled again.". I can infer that Becky had been crying, as she was also worried for Ruth.

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"Madam would not even look a me.  When she had an order to give, it went through Becky, even if we all stood in the same room"
During this scene Madam was very ashamed of Isabel. This was because she got caught by the guards for trying to run away. Madam was ashamed of this because all of her other friend's slaves would never dare do that, and is sort of makes Madam look like a fool.

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"My momma and poppa appeared from the shadows. They flew to me and wrapped their arms around me and cooled my face with their ghost tears." Memory Moment- Isabel misses her parents so much that she imagines them comforting her when she needs them. Isabel has no one at this point in the story. Her sister was sold, her parents died, and no one was willing to associate themselves with a lowly slave. Even Jenny, Isabel's mother's friend, was too far away for Isabel to reach her. It's sad that Isabel want someone, anyone, to comfort her, but no one is there to help her.

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"'The law binds my hands and actions. You must return to your mistress.'" - Contrasts and Contradictions - Isabel was crushed when she heard Colonel Reagan speak. He was her only chance of being free without Isabel having to run away. Colonel Reagan had originally told Isabel that he would do his best to help her. After all, she offered him very useful information. I expected the colonel to follow through with his promise, but he didn't. Despite the fact that the colonel was fighting for the Rebel's freedom, he wasn't too concerned with the freedom of the slaves. It would be no harm to him if he helped Isabel or not.

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"Her words stuck in the air, like flies caught in a spider's web.". Figurative Language - Simile -   Mrs. Lockton's words hung in the air, stuck to Isabel's brain. At lest, that's how I understood the quote. Mrs. Lockton's words were harsh. Similar to a fly in a spider web, they wouldn't being going anywhere anytime soon. Isabel would remember her cruel words.

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"When I woke, the barrel of a gun was stuck up underneath my chin. Men voices shouted." This means that the men may have known what Isabel was up to. I think that they may have known because why else would they want to hurt her.

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"The British thrashed the Patriots in a big battle in Brooklyn." They began to fight and then the British were winning. If the British win then the Loyalists would come through and win. If the Patriots won then they would come through and everyone would be a patriot unless they were lying.

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"She is five years old." I rose another step. "She is a baby and you sold her away from me."
Isabel is furious about Ruth being sold. Ruth is her little sister, and irreplaceable as a human, a friend, and a part of the family. I have a five-year-old brother, and if he'd ever been taken from me, I don't know how I'd carry on. At this moment, Isabel truly realizes just how important her sister is to her, and that she MUST get her back.

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"You're hurt, child," the blacksmith said. " In need of some help?"
The fact that Isabel barely knows the blacksmith, and he shows empathy and understanding towards her, and even wants to help, shows that not everyone is against Isabel, and there are people are there willing to help her voluntary, and out of pure care. Though life may seem difficult for Isabel currently, there are people out there to help her.

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"One more step and I can have you hung," Madam Whispered. This means that Madam wants Isabel to stop or she will be hung. If she was hung then a lot of people would probably go and watch it because they wanted to watch a slave that was not doing what she was supposed to to be hung which I think is bad.

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"Just as I opened my mouth to call for Ruth, who always tagged along in my dreams, a thick mist blew over the beach."
Isabel has a true love for Ruth, and really cares about her deeply, considering that it was stated that she is in every single one of Isabel's dreams. Isabel misses Ruth severely, and desperately wants to see her again. I believe that the thick mist symbolizes that Isabel no longer able to see Ruth, as the mist is stopping Isabel from seeing Ruth in her dreams.

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“I can’t find her, I said. She was gone when I woke. Have you seen her?” This is very important because it is showing how Isabel knows that Ruth was sold and is very mad. She is hoping that Ruth is not actually gone but there is not much hope. Ruth played a huge role on Isabel because Isabel has no one to be friends with and Ruth was one of her only and best friends.

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"In my dream I stood on a sandy beach, my back to the sea, the moon over my left shoulder." She is dreaming of freedom because she is a slave and wants to be free because being a slave is never good. She wishes of freedom and she is a slave.

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"The week after Hickey's hanging, Becky suffered a mild attack of ague that had befallen so many soldiers."
Memory Moment
The scene of Hickey's hanging is constantly replaying in Becky's head. Because it won't stop, she is left with seeing the vulgar scene in her mind repeatedly, most likely during any task. Seeing this so many times, is making her feel ill, and prone to vomiting. This is most likely out of nervousness that she will have to see this happen again, or the next time, she will be the one hung on the rope. Becky is mentally scarred.

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"I was confuddled. "She's being kind to Ruth again?" Becky stood slowly, wincing from the aches in her bones. "Surely so. Ruth lit up like a lantern when she saw them fancy clothes again. Promised to be quiet as ever."
It seems that Madam is brain-washing Ruth in order to make Ruth her "pet." Someone she can dress up, show off, and do whatever she wants with. It doesn't help in Ruth's case that she suffers from mental illness, and I believe that Madam Lockton is cruelly taking advantage of her condition.