In the award winning novel Chains, the author, Laurie Halse Anderson, presents an historical Revolutionary War novel where a young slave girl must escape to freedom to save her sister, Ruth. This takes her on a perilous journey through eighteenth century America towards freedom, where the only way out is perseverance and courage. Through scenes in the book, Anderson implies that to improve your situation and work towards a cause risks must be taken. This idea is shown in the scenes when she opened the gate after curfew to talk to Curzon, when she accused Madam Lockton of selling her sister, and when she helped Curzon into a boat to get across the River Jordan and escape. One way Anderson implies that risks must be taken to achieve our goals
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“I dragged Curzon across the street and down the last two blocks to the wharf”(298). In this part, Isabel helps Curzon get out of the prison and to the wharf by telling the guards that he was dead. “‘He’s dead’... I grabbed Curzon under his armpits and dragged him across the floor and out the door… ‘You’re dead’... ‘No noise’”(294,295). After she had gotten him out of the prison, she needed to get him to the wharf, past British guards “He was not strong enough to walk on his own. I was not strong enough to carry him on my back, not after pushing him so far. I pulled his arm across my shoulder and had him lean on me heavily…Curzon had little strength in his legs. He faltered and almost fell again… The dog lifted his head. He stared right at me and barked… I dragged Curzon across the street and down the last two blocks to the wharf”(295,297,298) . This scene shows that even though she felt as if Curzon and the rebellion had failed her, she was willing to rescue him and take the risk of being seen at the
“I dragged Curzon across the street and down the last two blocks to the wharf”(298). In this part, Isabel helps Curzon get out of the prison and to the wharf by telling the guards that he was dead. “‘He’s dead’... I grabbed Curzon under his armpits and dragged him across the floor and out the door… ‘You’re dead’... ‘No noise’”(294,295). After she had gotten him out of the prison, she needed to get him to the wharf, past British guards “He was not strong enough to walk on his own. I was not strong enough to carry him on my back, not after pushing him so far. I pulled his arm across my shoulder and had him lean on me heavily…Curzon had little strength in his legs. He faltered and almost fell again… The dog lifted his head. He stared right at me and barked… I dragged Curzon across the street and down the last two blocks to the wharf”(295,297,298) . This scene shows that even though she felt as if Curzon and the rebellion had failed her, she was willing to rescue him and take the risk of being seen at the