Saturday 1 January 2011

Why wouldn't Madam speak to Isabel?

In the book
by , Isabel undergoes a lot of emotional distress that no
thirteen-year-old ought to ever go through. She loses her dad to a slave public sale, her mom
passes on, Madam Lockton sells her sister, Ruth, and she perseveres through physical and
psychological misery from her owner.

We get a clear perspective on Isabel's
strong commitment to Ruth upon their appearance in New York. At the point Ruth starts to chuckle
at Madam's fury over having her underclothes rummaged, Isabel bears the liability for the
chuckling and a crack over the face.

Isabel falls into despair. Her body is
wounded and wrecked, and her sister is no more. Isabel and Madam had an unpleasant association
before Madam sold Ruth. When Lady Seymour returns Isabel to the Lockton residence, Madam would
not talk to her, not to mention looking at her.

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