“If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl?” - Isabel, Chains Introduction
There are two characters in “Chains” that meet all standards of common books. The normal categorization like the protagonist and antagonist, and the villain and the hero. The two characters that fulfill these roles are the two most impressionable characters with the largest personalities - Madam Lockton and Isabel. Madam Lockton is the villain, and Isabel, although she may not be the ‘hero’ exactly, is the victim of Madam Lockton’s temper and abuse.
Isabel’s Decisions
When Madam Lockton was in a bad mood of sorts, she would take it out on Isabel. This is what influenced Isabel to make the risky choices that she felt she was forced to make because of the nightmare that she was living. It’s because of these actions that Isabel made her biggest decisions like running away from Madam Lockton (unsuccessfully), sneaking food to Curzon and the other prisoners, and shortly thereafter running away the second time with Curzon (this time, thankfully, she was successful).
Madam Lockton’s Actions
An example of one of these actions of Madam Lockton’s was when Madam Lockton made Isabel rub coals under her bedcovers to make them warm. But not just once: four times. ‘I did what she asked, then returned to the kitchen… she called for me …show more content…
But I did not.’ (Anderson 267). Madam is so cruel that she would demand to have her bed warmed four times, and not even take into consideration how Isabel would feel. But Madam doesn’t care about Isabel’s feelings because she just views Isabel as a worthless slave, not a person. She even expresses this by only calling Isabel ‘girl’ throughout the whole