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Chains? By Laurie Halse Anderson
Alex Stoddard 1* 9/24/24.

Literary Analysis Chains?Freedom-the quality or state of being free? Merriam Webster - "The 'Merriam' Webster" For enslaved people in the American colonies during the late 1700s, freedom was something many strived for. In the book?Chains?by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character Isabel has a conflict with her owners about her freedom driving along the plot. The conflict in Chains is Madam controls and severely injures Isabel while acting like she?s selling her sister but not the conflict is further driven along by an increasing drive for freedom from Isabel created by her awful situation. On page 281 Madam says with a laugh?You didn?t know I still owned her did you.? This shows how Madam manipulated and scared
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