Slave Amari's Copper Sun

The novel begins in Bayo, a small village in West Africa. Here, Aminata is exposed to a strong

Marie is from a reservation that discouraged her to find herself in a city full of white people. The white people that she interacts with gives a stereotype that whites are selfish and she has no sympathy for them. Others around her see her as mischievous and a sense of neglection to reality, “Ms. Polatkin, I hardly see how the murder of one poor man has anything to do with the study of Native American literature” she savors the moment that white people are getting what they deserve (Alexie 61). While being an Indian women she was stubborn and got what she wanted. The miscreatiny of Justin Summers death was caused by Marie and her taste for fully manipulating someone, “Women kill with knives” her aggression got the best of her of (Alexie 332). She wants to feel important and heard by others so she protests and goes to dances to embrace her full voice. The killer makes a statement every time they strike because it shows resistance and disobedience. In society sometimes dancing his frown apart in comparison to killing, “the killer plans on dancing forever” Marie will dance and kill forever. In every woman there are motherly instincts whether it is to care for someone such as a child or if it is being disappointed in someone and wishing for better Marie expresses her care of the young boy Mark Jones by returning him to his home unharmed. Curiosity can haunt the mind and lead others into

In the novel, Copper Sun, Sharon M. Draper quotes a fictional auctioneer: “Do I hear more than ten pounds for this fine example of African womanhood? Hardly a scratch on her. Bright enough to be taught simple commands, like ‘Come here’ and ‘Lie down’” (52). Amari, the terrified teenager the auctioneer was talking about, was recently taken from her home, chained, and crammed into a slave ship set for America. While on the slave ship, people underwent hunger, sickness, thirst, rape, and death. Though Sharon M. Draper wrote these characters as fictional, they correctly portray people that have lived during that time period. Because of this, Copper Sun is historically accurate and correctly depicts the story of an African girl, as well as the

At first, Polly didn’t think of black people as human beings or understand them: “As far as she was concerned, they should all get shipped back to Africa or wherever it was they came from. … How could the good Lord have made such creatures?” (Draper 75). She thought of them as nuisances: “[T]hey were just unpleasant to deal with. Besides, Negroes made it difficult for regular folks like herself to get work” (Draper 75). Polly barely cares for black people like Amari and finds it difficult to think from their perspective. Amari also starts out unable to understand or relate to white people, but Polly makes her think otherwise after telling her about her origins and family: “Amari understood as well, but it surprised her. She’d never really thought about Polly’s loss or grief. She just figured that because Polly was a white girl, her life just had to have been easier” (Draper 118). Over the course of the book, both of them changed. Polly also becomes more interested in learning about Africa: “‘What does it look like?’ Polly asked”

Her mother was bludgeoned, her father was shot, and her little brother cut down in front of her. This is the first instance of primal human violence in the novel, and shows just what people will do for money or safety in the face of danger. This has become the reality for humans, where personal preservation is put over others pain and suffering. Amari is painstakingly marched to a grimy castle, then a slave ship. Here, she experiences horror the likes of which she has never seen before. Amari sees the men of her tribe stacked up like logs, with no way to relieve themselves other than doing it on each other. This is cruelty at another level. Amari experiences rape, beating, and pain, with her only saving grace being her friend, Afi, whom lets her see the light in every situation, and tells her to find beauty in the

Copper sun is an amazing well written book. It shows hope, strength, responsibility most importantly freedom. In my thesis I talked about hope. Hope is the whole idea of the book. It’s the theme it what makes Amair strong and brave. If you read this book I suggest you read it and read it again because this book is

In the story of Abina and the Important Men, we take a look at a West African woman who was enslaved and had brought her case to court with the Important Men. A majority of this story takes place in the court room, where Abina brings her former master to court. The beginning of this story takes

The book Copper Sun by Sharon Draper is a historical story about Amari’s journey as an African being sold into slavery. She was having a good life in her village until some random milk skin people came. Her family all got slaughtered and she got captured and got sent on the slave ship and was bought buy the Derby’s. In the novel the setting in the Derby’s plantation and Amari’s village have a lot in common and have a lot of differences.

The author does great job of capturing the struggles of that time period. Jurgis’s wife was raped by her boss, and even bribed to become a prostitute and nothing could be done about it on Jurgis’s end. Jurgis finds out about his wife being raped and attacks her boss. In the midst of conflict Jurgis is charged with aggravated assault. Ona’s boss is let go without any charge.

Abdul was raised by his parents to keep his head down and work hard so that he might escape poverty. He is merely a workhorse and “wasn't even sure that he had any moral judgements”. Despite these factors, Abdul does a mostly good job of remaining moral, besides trading with thieves, because he knows that a run-in with the law could spell disaster for his family. It is not until he meets The Master in the detention center that Abdul changes his motivation. The Master confronts the boys about their future and the horrors that await them if they do not conform their lives to society's image of goodness. Abdul hears, “Offer up your flesh, agree to be eaten by the eagles of the world, and justice will come to you in time”. This message is appealing to Abdul because of the happy ending the story promises. Since he has been raised to have a positive work ethic, he does not see any shortcuts because only hard work will carry him to success. He resolves to turn his life around and become one of the few boys who learns the lesson because he wants to and not just because he has to. On the other hand, Asha comes from a village so destitute that the slum is a more pleasant place to be. Asha has developed a very survival-focused view on life which unfortunately translates into her belief that “the ends justify the means”. This commonplace expression is exactly how corruption begins

Ryan Klemann AP Literature and Composition Mrs. Mills Chapter 5 – Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion: As Kumalo arrives in Johannesburg, he dines with Msimangu and other priests, which include blacks and whites. The priests at the mission sit together forgetting about color, signifying that the two races can be together in agreement, and they welcome Kumalo’s story with interest. Kumalo talks about his village and describes how people will leave Ixopo and create a sense of “brokenness” in the tribe, which are all falling to ruin. One priest wished to hear more, but got up and left to attend other affairs, symbolizing an end of a relationship.

In the novel, Moral and cultural decay is shown by the people being taught that they

This book is about Tish (her real name is Clementine Rivers) and Fonny (his real name is Alonzo Hunt). Tish is 19 years old, and Fonny is 22 years old sculptor, and they both are Negros. They have been living in the same street in Harlem, New York since they were young. Tish and Fonny fall in love and after a while they decide to get married. Tish’s parents and Fonny’s father are very happy about it, but Fonny’s mother and sisters aren’t happy at all.

When a group of young british boys is stranded on an island with no adults and left to fend for themselves, it forces them into chaos. Not only does this cause problems for the group but it also causes the boys to loose their innocence and enter into savagery. The first attempt at killing a sow and the first real kill had harsh effects on Jack and the boys. As the boys lost their innocence on the island, their methods of killing and the emotions involved became tremendously different.

INTRO……..Satrapi’s purpose in writing this novel was to convey to readers that one must embrace their cultural identity and family values to gain self-acceptance, and without this you are rejecting who you truly are.