While reading chapter 8, I felt sad because a lot of people he knew died. Also, his old master died and left no will. Frederick had to be ranked and during that process he was valued alongside the animals. This made me feel mad because no human should ever have to go through this. He made it back to Baltimore which made me happy because he had grown to like everyone there. I felt very depressed when Frederick was going to live with Master Thomas on a plantation because life on a plantation is harder than living in the city.
While reading chapter 9, I grew more and more sad because Frederick was experiencing a lot of hunger on the plantation. Frederick met Mr. Wilson who proposed a Sabbath school for the slaves. I felt hopeful that Frederick would gain knowledge from this. Unfortunately, the group only met three times before Mr. West and Mr. Fairbanks prevented them from meeting again. Frederick's master was evil to women which I thought was cruel. I felt anxious about Frederick being sent to Mr. Covey because I didn't know what was going to happen to him.
While reading part of chapter 10, I felt horrible for Frederick because Mr. Covey was whipping him often and worked him all day and night. Also, I felt like Mr. Covey was very sneaky because he wanted to catch slaves doing something wrong. On Sundays, Frederick had the day off so he would go watch the ships and dream of a time where he could be free. This made me feel good because he would have a little time to himself each week. When Frederick got sick Mr. Covey told him to continue to work and started beating him for not getting up. He walked seven miles to St. Michael's. I felt horrible that Frederick was being treated so badly. I was so mad at Master Thomas for not helping Frederick and telling him to go back to Mr. Covey. When Frederick went back, he fought with Mr. Covey and resisted his demands. From that point forward, Mr.Covey didn't lay a hand on Fredrick. I felt proud of Fredrick for standing up for himself.
Chapter 8
Question:Why did they make Frederick's grandma live in the hut?
Comment: I felt like being valued with animals would take away a humans self worth.
Chapter 9
Question:Why did Mr. Wilson want to start a Sabbath school on the plantation?
Comment: I felt grateful for having food to eat because Frederick was starving all the time.
Chapter 10
Question:Why did Mr. Covey waste his time sneaking up on the slaves?
Comment: I felt like Frederick's spirit was never broken and that is very inspirational to me.
Jenni, your blog is really pretty :) and i agree with you on everything you said! I can't imagine the pain you would recieve from being whipped, and reading this made me feel sad and depressed aswell. I like your post! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree it is the best when Frederick stands up for himself, but I also find it important about the root that he had recieved from Sandy. I think it is mostly sad as well but it happened in the past so there is nothing we can do about it. :)
ReplyDeleteBrenna