As long as you remember, chile, it ain’t never gone.
In a second, fantasies of mother gracefully hemming cotton, father meticulously tapping rhythms; hand against wood, and brother in a childlike daze happen to only be memories. Overseas, lives die. Here, they live. Bent over to shuck corn is no longer like cupping a bundle of berries. The sliced skin of an animal is now a burden of human flesh; once juvalent, now soulless. In Sharon M. Draper's historical literature, Copper Sun, young teen Amari express her story of heartfelt allegory as she exposes the deep scars on her back as to recompense it’s horrors. A story of a village ambushed by white men, sold into slavery, death sentences in any rebellion, her escape, and her future in constant …show more content…
Without realization, neither knew that their friendship was what encouraged each other, each giving their own silent acts of encouragement. When Amari was whipped by Master Derby, her rage at its absurdity allowed her to forget about her overwhelming desire to be apart of the big house (home where master and family live). Polly confessed, “I never thought I’d say this, but I miss having you around.” However, the two didn’t recognize the importance of each other until their voyage to Fort Mose where they would no longer live as slaves. Along the way, they endured endless nights moving in the woods and hiding beneath the blazing sun in the morning before night arrived. There was a time when it became unbearable, where they questioned their own faith; if there was a reason to go on. Yet, Polly amended things, “Were in this together, [Amari]” and they agreed to continue forward. Polly stayed her friend, building Amar’s mindset forward. When reevaluating life in itself, a tentatious friend can encourage your faith so you too can face life headstrong and confident. With Polly, Amari could expose her inner voice and be the leading source of her own