What Are The Characters In Laurie Halse Anderson's Chains

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Have you ever loved someone so much that it was hard to let them go? Isabel is a kind slave girl who lost both of her parents. Ruth, her sister, is her life and soul. In the novel Chains, By Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character Isabel learns that even in rough times, something good will always come out of it. Isabel learns this when her master, Madam Lockton, hurts her and when her friend Curzon goes to jail and she visits him. Isabel also learns this when she loses people in the world who mean a lot to her. Many good and bad things happen to Isabel throughout the novel.

First of all, Isabel learns she can always get through tough times in her life even when she loses the people she loves the most. Isabel's old owner, Ms. Mary Finch, was very kind to Isabel and her family. When she dies, her only living relative sells Isabel and her sister Ruth to terrible owners. Another loved one that Isabel had to say bye to was Ruth because she got sold away. When Ruth gets sold, Isabel yells to her master and says, “she is a baby, and you sold her away from me”. This shows that Isabel really loves her baby sister. If Ruth’s sister had not been sold, she would have never met lady Seymour, who made her life better. Isabel learns that a bad situation can become good when her best friend Curzon joins the army and …show more content…

She learns this when Madam Lockton hurts her. Madam Lockton threw a picture frame at Isabel, her head cracked open, and Isabel could not think straight any more. Isabel's master also gets her branded. When this happened, she described the process and how she felt. She said, “the glowing iron streaked in front of my face like a comet.” Because of this, Isabel meets Lady Seymour, who is very nice, heals Isabel back to health, and cares for her. This shows that Lady Seymour really loves

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