The Runaways

alone.(2) The slave catchers ran back to their base and the next morning they started to chase us again. (1) I have been out in the woods for 1 month with no food. I ran away and have been hunted from the day I left. Hey, they call Josh and me runaway slaves. It is terrible getting hunted by a slave catcher. I just keep on going until we found another slave.(3) He was named Finn and I got to eat some food today that he shared.(1) Finn told us how to find the…

to fight with the Yankees. He mentioned that the Yankees provided them food. They met a lot of other former slaves that ran away and joined the North after the war. It was also psychologically difficult for them. In the novel, “Psychology of a Runaway Slave” a slave by the name of Old “Uncle” Louis was the oldest one that his master owned. He was what people called a “Guinea nigger” meaning he was from the Guinea coast of Africa, brought by his ancestors. He had no family, so he was…

interview with writer Joseph Bruchac, Erdrich states the poem takes her back to the place she grew up, “Runaways is one of the first poems that came out of letting go and letting my own background or dreams surface on the page”…

Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s graphic novel Runaways: Pride and Joy is a short story that illustrates the importance of not only growing up and becoming independent, but also creating one’s own life path rather than following the one that one’s parents have forced upon him or her. By following a group of youths – Alex, Chase, Gert, Karolina, Molly, and Nico – that unite to fight against their supervillain parents, Vaughan and Alphona demonstrate that, while a child is genetically…

speed in which their animals could retrieve a runaway in local papers. Due to the level of training, a good “negro dog” was expensive. At one estate sale conducted in the spring of 1862, four dogs purchased for a total of $300. Despite the cost of the dogs, the slave catchers who owned them were usually not members of the planter class which most often enlisted their services. Robert J. Butler rose to the planter class on his success apprehending runaways with his dogs. Louis Schiller, a…

Usually, people have ways to find out the runaway slavery or the slavery became to other people’s slavery but still a slavery. If the masters find out the runaway slavery they always gave them punishment, beat them or hit them is a normal way for their punishment. But the consequences change a little bit over time, slaves was caught may be abused but…

“Her eyes are yellow,” young warrior blurted out. “She has seen what is forbidden.” Older warrior struggled to hold her, while the younger warrior fought to put a gag in the slave’s mouth Wild Orchid bit his hand, immediately received slap on the left side of her face leaving a red palm print. “A fighter,” the eldest warrior remarked. They finally succeeded in placing the gag into the slave’s mouth. Young warrior curious, “What was she yelling about, the truth about what?” “The ancient one…

J’Naea Matlock Journal Entry 1 Runaway Slave JULY 8TH, 1850 My name is Kitch Robinson. I’m a seventeen year old slave in Boston Massachusetts. I got the diary from my mother who I was separated from by a white man that bought me. She taught me how to read and write at a young age. She told me to keep this journal, and write in it everyday so that one day when (if) I’m free I can show others how terrible life is as a slave. The way my life is going I’d thought I never be free. Life is Hell…

RUNAWAY SWEETHEARTS is a sweet, family friendly, coming of age story. The script is driven by solid themes about abandonment, healing, learning to move on, and letting go. The tone is dramatic blended with some humor. The characters offered are likable characters. The main characters of Chris and Will are clearly dealing with inner conflict, as they mourn the loss of Will’s mother. The story sends a special message about moving on after loss. While the idea of childhood sweethearts is sweet,…

The novel, The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen follows a young king on his journey to save his country. The text depicts a riveting story as the young king, named Jaron, travels to a neighboring country that is threatening his citizens safety to destroy the people that are capable of harming the peace. He goes against all odds and is willing to do anything to continue the legacy of his nation, the wonderful Carthya. This novel was very well done and the character portrayal is quite…