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How Does Aminata Change In The Book Of Negroes

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The Book of Negroes revolves around Aminata Diallo, a girl born in Bayo, a small village in Africa. Within the novel, we travel with Aminata throughout her journey across different continents of the world, battling mistreatment and slavery, whilst learning important lessons from the people around her. I believe that Aminata’s intellect and knowledge was the ultimate factor in her progression from a small girl into a grown woman. Aminata had learnt how to read and write in English, and was taught how to use her skills in midwifery to help bring children into the world. She had used her skills to move forwards, and also to help other people as well.
For Aminata the best way for her to move forwards was to meet others. During her capture she had met many characters within the book who had helped her up onto her feet and taught her how to grow. From the very start it was her parents, Mamadu and Sira, who had taught Aminata how to behave. Mamadu Diallo had taught Aminata how to be respectful of others, and to hide disrespect if it was the feeling of hatred in her mind. He had also taught her about the religion of Islam. “I used to sneak outside our walled compound, climb straight up the acacia tree while balancing Fathers Qur’an on my head, …show more content…

Solomon had bought Aminata from Appleby, and put her on self-hire, where she would work for herself and proceed some earnings to him. He and Mrs. Lindo had taken good care of Aminata, and had taught her some valuable knowledge, such as how to read and write better, and showed her about economy and business. Without all the knowledge and experiences Aminata had received, she wouldn’t have been able to progress very far, to a point where she would be saved from slavery. This is what separated Aminata from the others. Aminata had a strong will to learn, and this feature was the cause for all her luck and

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