The Fugitive Slave Act Language Analysis

"One moment they were leaping over a fallen log, and the next moment she heard Kwasi moan softly, then his hand slipped slowly from hers. He slumped to the ground, a look of soft surprise on his small face. A spear had sliced through him whole little body. Amari sank down beside him and held him to her. He died in her arms" (Draper, 14). The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. The author Sharon M. Draper, uses figurative language to develop the central conflict that family's death is hard to deal with, on top of being a slave and working very hard day and night by using multiple similes, multiple flashbacks, and uses a vital metaphor to draw the reader's attention and to make the reading more specific and interesting.
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For example, in my book, the author uses a simile to show how much Amari is hates being a slave, and a flashback to when her family was with her. "Yes, child. It is terrible. But I am allowed to bathe. I get extra food rations. I do not allow myself to think while I am with him. I hate him. But I will live. My spirit is too strong to die in a place like this" (Draper, 26). Reasoning:
Sharon M. Draper stated a simile to …show more content…
Draper uses figurative language to develop the central conflict that family's death is hard to deal with, on top of being a slave and working very hard day and night by using multiple similes, multiple flashback, but most of all using a metaphor to draw the reader's attention. Eventually, Amari gets over her families death, escapes from being a slave and heads to Fort Moses, Florida, just like how in life, we get over our families death. Dealing with family's death is not fun to go through, and still matters to this day because there are lots of people that are younger than 15 that are going through their family member's