Have you ever wanted to know how it felt to be a slave? In the story, from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry, it conveys the life of a slave better than The People Could Fly because it shows their troubles and good times as well as their teamwork and discouragement adequately better. In the story from Harriet Tubman: Conductor from the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry conveys the life of a slave better than The People could Fly because it shows their troubles and good times. According to the text, “She turned away from the house, frowning,”(Petry, p. 489). This shows that Tubman and her group went through times of troubles that were unexpected making them even worse to deal with. Without the food and warmth she promised she felt like she let herself and her group down. Later Tubman her group went threw good times due to help from other abolitionists. Secondly, it states in the text, “Say the …show more content…
According to the text, “ The fugitives boarded with her. They worked in the forests, felling trees, and so did she,”(Petry, p. 495). This proves that Tubman and her group were still working together even after they arrived to Canada and were already free. They took time from their free lives to help Harriet Tubman build her house. That shows their true friendship and teamwork. Prior to this one fugitive wanted to go back to the plantations due to their discouragement of Tubman, their group leader. Secondly, the text states, ““Kum kunka yali, kum . . . tambe!” Whispers and sighs. And they too rose on the air,”(Hamilton, p. ). This also shows how Toby helps and works like a team with his fellow slaves and taught them how to “fly” again and “flew” them to freedom. Their teamwork as it is is not as strong as the teamwork shown by Tubman and her