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Early in her indenture Frado is allowed to go to school. What does this mean to her? How those this opportunity affect her latter chances in life? Consider the way the Bellmonts view schooling and compare it to how Frado feels about it. How does her attitude going to school resemble attitudes going to church? How do those two institution affect her teen years and adult life? In Harriet Wilson novel “Old Nig” Frado the young indenture servant of Bellmonts was allowed to go to school when she was seven years old. Nig was not happy at first of to going because she would have to be alone with Mary who was her constant tormenter. Once at the school was attack verbally by the young students who bombarded her with racial slur. Mrs. Marsh the teacher …show more content…

It was big contrast of life she endures each day before school and after school under the roof of the Bellmonts. Going to school provided opportunity for Frado to develop a different type persona. One of wit and prankster among the students. Frado was shrew enough to conduct pranks that she was never caught doing. She would bring laughter toward t she was than one of abuse tormented slave that she lived non-stop under the Bellmonts roof. Frado evolve to being a favorite of students and more popular than Mary Bellmonts. Though only in the presence of students and teacher was she free from Mary’s harsh treatment of her. Her popularity with student resulted in Mary becoming jealous of her and Mary attempted to drown her in the lake. The older students came to Frado’s rescue. Mary fell in the lake and lied to her mother. She informed her mother that Frado had pushed her in the water. Frado received horrible beating and punishment from Mrs. Bellmonts. Ms. Belmont …show more content…

Mr. Bellmonts, Jane and James felt that education of people was color was necessary and Mrs. Bellmonts and Mary felt that it would be a waste for people of colored attend school and was against Nig going to school. Yet Mr. Bellmonts said Nig should attend. Which his decision over ruled Mary and Mrs. Bellmonts disapproval of Nig going to school. Although serve as not only Nig escaping few hours of day of beatings and abuse. By time Frado had reach nine years old she had base elementary of reading, grammar, writing and math down. Mrs. Bellmonts in assist that Frado need no more education and she was needed to do more work around the

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