What did a white person think in the 1700’s? In the book Copper Sun, Polly, an indentured girl, is forced to work with African slaves. Polly was indentured because her parents were very poor and owed money to other people before they died. Most indentures were about 7 years but Polly’s was twice that. Polly was always taught as a child not to play with African children and that Africans were inferior to whites but now she had to live with slaves, work with slaves and teach Amari. In this book Polly changes a lot and starts to like African slaves.
At the beginning Polly was very racist. When Amari was bought Polly was put in the back with Amari and she refused to even look at Amari. “Polly really didn’t like Negroes... How could the good lord have made such creatures?” (pg 75) She would always think she was better …show more content…
She would always think about how ugly they were or how big their lips were and would call them savages. Polly thought just like the other white people. At the beginning Polly was so mean to Africans because she was always taught to do so as a child. As a child Polly played with African American slaves but her father scolded her for doing so, while at the same time Polly’s mother didn’t mind if she played with the slaves, she just wanted Polly to grow into a fine woman.
Around the middle of the story, Polly was still rude to the slaves on Derbyshire Farms but she was kinder than in the beginning. All she wanted to do was stop doing what she called
“slave work” and work in the the main house as a maid or Mrs. Derby's personal assistant.
“Because even though she flinched every time Amari was hit, she couldn't help but realize that
this incident would ruin her chances of working in the main house.” (pg 145) At this point Polly didn’t want Amari to get hurt and was upset she was getting whipped. Polly had gotten to know
Amari better and begun to like her, and they became
At the beginning Polly was very racist. When Amari was bought Polly was put in the back with Amari and she refused to even look at Amari. “Polly really didn’t like Negroes... How could the good lord have made such creatures?” (pg 75) She would always think she was better …show more content…
She would always think about how ugly they were or how big their lips were and would call them savages. Polly thought just like the other white people. At the beginning Polly was so mean to Africans because she was always taught to do so as a child. As a child Polly played with African American slaves but her father scolded her for doing so, while at the same time Polly’s mother didn’t mind if she played with the slaves, she just wanted Polly to grow into a fine woman.
Around the middle of the story, Polly was still rude to the slaves on Derbyshire Farms but she was kinder than in the beginning. All she wanted to do was stop doing what she called
“slave work” and work in the the main house as a maid or Mrs. Derby's personal assistant.
“Because even though she flinched every time Amari was hit, she couldn't help but realize that
this incident would ruin her chances of working in the main house.” (pg 145) At this point Polly didn’t want Amari to get hurt and was upset she was getting whipped. Polly had gotten to know
Amari better and begun to like her, and they became