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escapes to freedom Indentured servant, becomes friends with Amari Antagonist; son of plantation owner; gets Amari on bday Engaged to Amari; gets captured and sold into slavery; treated horribly; changes Plantation owner who buys Amari; cruel; treats slaves inhumanely Gives them the horse and wagon; lets them go free Change? How? (static vs dynamic) Dynamic- matures, knows how to hate, experiences great tragedy Dynamic Static Dynamic Static Static
Kitchen cook on plantation; Static Tidbits mom Tidbit Teenies son; escapes with Amari Dynamic and Polly; becomes Amaris son Hushpup Tidbits dog py Doctor Helps A and P escape Dynamic
Hoskins Nathan Boy who helps them get away from his farm; he likes Polly Francisc Captain in charge of Fort Mose; African escaped slave o Menend ez Kwasi Amaris brother; killed in attack Tirza Afi Cato Noah Inez Isabelle Derby Bill From Amari,s village; captured in raid and dies on the trip to ship Cares for Amari like a mother furing the middle passage Oldest slave on plantation ; tells to go south instead of north Mrs. Ds slave; in love with her; is having a baby with her Greets them and helps them at Fort Mose Mr. Derbys wife; treats slaves kindly; has a baby with Noah Static Static
Red-headed sailor; teaches Amari Static English instead of raping her Literary Terms
Settings: Amaris village, Middle Passage, Derbyshire plantation, Fort Mose; South Carolina t o Florida
Protagonist: Amari Antagonist: Clay; Mr. Derby; slavery Climax: arriving at Fort Mose Point of view: 3rd limited; Polly and Amaris POV Conflicts Symbols- sun Africa; home; peace; consistency River- struggle; bravery; fighting for what you want List two examples for each theme: 1. Having the will to survive- escaping the
plantation; lying about the baby 2. the power of hope- seeking freedom in a
place that may not exist; Amari asking Besa to come with her
3.
to be Myna; Teenie passing down her heritage to Tidbit List 3 examples of foreshadowing and be sure to note what the event is foreshadowing Secret conversation on the path that Amari hears- Mrs/. D and Noahs affair Amari being sick whole journey shes pregnant Besa says the white guests were arriving- attack on the village