Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, this story's view point is viewed by the eyes of Isabel. Chains is based on slavery and the American Revolutionary War. Chains starts out in the year of 1776 and ends in the year of 1777. This book shows how a thirteen year old girl named Isabel and her younger sister Ruth. Both fight their way through there way of granting the right of freedom.
In the beginning of the book my emotions for Isabel and Ruth became stronger. As Isabel and Ruth lose their parents and the elderly woman that they worked for it struck me in an emotional way. When the elderly woman's son sold Isabel and Ruth to the Lockton’s I was astonished that Ruth and Isabel would be sold, I would have thought people would care about two lonely …show more content…
When she losses her sister I cried because it's hard to imagine a girl of my age losing all her family including her five year old sister Ruth. Isabel is very strong especially through what she has passed through losing all that she has had in the past years just leaving. I could feel Isabel’s pain when she was getting the letter burned on to her cheek. I wouldn't have been able to work for madam Lockton after what she did to Ruth and Isabel. I would have made her pay for what she did. This book struck me emotionally because I can't imagine losing my sister and losing my parents. My little sister might me teou
This book has a lot of American history in it. I knew that slaves were treated poorly but not as bad as Isabel and the other slaves in this story were treated. Isabel was treated poorly for something she could not control, something she could not change, her skin color. Chains has given me an interest to read more about slaves in America and how they were treated.
The book Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson has been a great journey throughout its pages. This book even had me crying. It has given me a different set of eyes in the viewpoint of American history especially for slaves. Isabel struggles to find her sister Ruth, no matter what it takes Isabel will do it for her baby
In the beginning of the book my emotions for Isabel and Ruth became stronger. As Isabel and Ruth lose their parents and the elderly woman that they worked for it struck me in an emotional way. When the elderly woman's son sold Isabel and Ruth to the Lockton’s I was astonished that Ruth and Isabel would be sold, I would have thought people would care about two lonely …show more content…
When she losses her sister I cried because it's hard to imagine a girl of my age losing all her family including her five year old sister Ruth. Isabel is very strong especially through what she has passed through losing all that she has had in the past years just leaving. I could feel Isabel’s pain when she was getting the letter burned on to her cheek. I wouldn't have been able to work for madam Lockton after what she did to Ruth and Isabel. I would have made her pay for what she did. This book struck me emotionally because I can't imagine losing my sister and losing my parents. My little sister might me teou
This book has a lot of American history in it. I knew that slaves were treated poorly but not as bad as Isabel and the other slaves in this story were treated. Isabel was treated poorly for something she could not control, something she could not change, her skin color. Chains has given me an interest to read more about slaves in America and how they were treated.
The book Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson has been a great journey throughout its pages. This book even had me crying. It has given me a different set of eyes in the viewpoint of American history especially for slaves. Isabel struggles to find her sister Ruth, no matter what it takes Isabel will do it for her baby