Escape From Slavery In Chains, By Laurie Halse Anderson

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Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is the harrowing story of Isabel’s escape from slavery. Isabel must escape Madam Lockton, her cruel slave owner. Through Isabel’s utmost dedication to crossing her “river Jordan” to her freedom, the author displays the theme: “Persistence is key in life.” Isabel, the main character, faces a difficult time trying to escape Madam Lockton and her “chains” that bind her from her freedom. She has failed a few times, as she did on page 140: “I bolted for the open window. I almost made it.” After Isabel had tried to escape here, she received the punishment of being branded with the letter “I.” Isabel has tried––and failed—to escape the iron fist of the Locktons. Isabel always persists to free herself from her

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