Chains Group 1 by Eric Sherwin

Eric

ShadyAndAHalf — 2023-10-10 12:46:02 UTC

" 'Slaves don't read,' Mr. Robert said. 'I should beat you for lying, Girl' (Anderson 9).

Eric

ShadyAndAHalf — 2023-10-10 12:49:11 UTC

"Ruth didn't like the noise and covered her ears with her hands. I pulled her toward me and patted her on the back. Ruth was simpleminded and prone to fits, which spooked ignorant folk" (14).

Characterization/Traits: Chapters 1-10

ShadyAndAHalf — 2023-10-10 12:52:07 UTC

Eric

ShadyAndAHalf — 2023-10-10 12:56:07 UTC

" 'I was indentured when I was your age. Old Mister Malbone had five of us from Ireland, along with near 30 slaves. Worked all just as hard, but after seven years, I could walk away, thank the lord. Dinah was real nice to me when I first got there, helped me get used to a new place, and people ordering me around' "
(17).

Eric

ShadyAndAHalf — 2023-10-10 13:05:38 UTC

" 'And you. You are to address me as Madam. I expect obedience at all times. Insolence will no be tolerated, not one bit. And you will curb your tendency to talk' "
(21).

Characerization/ Traits C 11-20

mmellinger4 — 2023-10-12 13:07:29 UTC

Maddie

mmellinger4 — 2023-10-12 13:13:26 UTC

"Lady Seymour poured a mug of fresh milk. My surprise at having a proper lady do so must have shown on my face"
"You could use some building up,' she said as she passed a plate of molasses cookies to me. "
" Eat and tell me everything" (Anderson 79).

maddie

mmellinger4 — 2023-10-12 13:15:59 UTC

"I joined Ruth and Becky at the foot of the staircase, the three of us listening with big ears as Lockton and Madam shouted at each other" (Anderson 80).

maddie

mmellinger4 — 2023-10-12 13:19:34 UTC

" I did not step forward with the wine bottle. Lockton needed to believe I was a sleepy servant, unaware of his plans.
"Sal!" He snapped.
I drew my back my head and acted befuddled.
'"," Lockton said" (Anderson 92).

maddie

mmellinger4 — 2023-10-12 13:23:24 UTC

" What a feared the most had happened. Madam snatched the broom from Becky's hands and raised it over her head.
"She has the Devil in her!"
"No Madam, it's and illness!' I cried. ' An ailment,nothing more."
Madam brought the broom down on the small,twisted body"
(Anderson 93).

Characterization/Traits 21-30

kzhang41 — 2023-10-13 12:24:46 UTC

Dylan

dschultz52 — 2023-10-18 11:42:17 UTC

" 'She's lying,' l said.'She's a spiful hateful liar'"(Anderson 134).

Dylan

dschultz52 — 2023-10-18 11:45:33 UTC

" 'The law binds my hands and actions. You must return with your mistress,'"(140).

Dylan

dschultz52 — 2023-10-18 11:50:41 UTC

"I will run and join the British" (174).

Dylan

dschultz52 — 2023-10-18 11:52:45 UTC

" When l awoke, the city of New York was burning with hellfire" (190).

Theme: Chapters 31-40

2023-10-19 12:55:13 UTC

Samarth

sturaga1 — 2023-10-19 13:07:22 UTC

"Near 500 homes were destroyed that night, plus shops, churches, and stables. Thousands of people were homeless, without even a change of underclothes or clean stockings. Many did not eat meat for weeks on account of the death smell that poisoned the air. The job of finding bodies was so gruesome it caused grown men to scream out loud"(196).

Vani

2023-10-19 13:18:55 UTC

"I pulled her arm. She moaned again, but I could not be gentle. I dropped the boxes and doll, draped her arm around me, and half fell down the rest of the stairs. Once on the ground floor, she tried to walk, but one of her legs was failing her. I opened the front door and dragged the two of us out to the street"(193).

Vani

2023-10-19 13:20:23 UTC

"All I lost in the confusion was Ruth's doll"(197).

Vani

2023-10-19 13:27:09 UTC

"One day I noticed that the plants grown from Momma’s seeds had been killed by the frost, the stalks dead on the ground, with shriveled paper leaves. A lump of mud stuck in my throat. I had forgotten to care for them"(202).

Samarth

sturaga1 — 2023-10-19 21:39:39 UTC

"I protested that I could not pay for the clothes, but Lady Seymour simply pointed to the portrait of the yellow-haired man, her husband, on the mantel and his letters stacked next to it. “We’ll not discuss payment again,” she said slowly"(203).

Samarth

sturaga1 — 2023-10-19 21:46:35 UTC

"I had no time to ponder Curzon's fate"(206).

Theme: Chapters 41 - End

kzhang41 — 2023-10-23 01:34:01 UTC

Kevin Z

kzhang41 — 2023-10-23 01:34:17 UTC

"Why was I thinking of Ruth? I'd worked hard to pack her away from my mind" (Anderson, 267).

Kevin Z

kzhang41 — 2023-10-23 01:34:24 UTC

"I shoot from the effort of holding myself still, clutching the crumpled paper. Momma said we had to fight the evil inside us by overcoming it with goodness. She said it was a hard thing to do but it made us worthy. I breathed deep to steady myself. I threw the Captain's note into the fire" (281).

Kevin Z

kzhang41 — 2023-10-23 01:34:30 UTC

"I traced the I with my fingertip. This is my country mark. I did not ask for it, but I would carry it as Poppa carried his. It made me his daughter. It made me strong" (286).

Kevin Z

kzhang41 — 2023-10-24 12:58:45 UTC

"I leaned back and took a deep breath then kicked and kicked with all my strength until the wood broke and flew into the dark" (285).