Copper Sun
Copper Sun By: Sharon Draper
The novel Copper Sun is a searing work of historical fiction and is action-packed, multifaceted, and character-rich. It describes a young girl’s life that was stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, enslaved, beaten, and mistreated. It expresses the different emotions that were felt as the girl went through her long and tiresome journey.
Throughout, the young girl named Amaris journey, she encountered several different characters with similar but different personalities. She met a woman named Afi that helped her during the transition of land to boat. Afi was strong-minded and continuously showed Amari great amounts of courage and hope. While still on the ship she encountered a red headed man named Bill. He was the first kind white person sje met. He taught her simple English words and went to her at night before any other man so she would not get raped and abused while on the ship. Amari was sold to a man named Mr. Derby. Mr. Derby had a son named Clay, a wife named Isabelle, and an indenture named Polly. Mr. Derby bought Amari as a birthday present for his son Clay. Mr. Derby was a selfish, cold hearted, Negro hater. He taught Clay to also be like that. Clay raped Amari many times and mistreated and abused all of the other slaves also. But there was also some times where Clay really seemed to like Amari. Mr. Derby’s wife Isabelle was an unhappy woman. But out of all the Derbys, she was the only one who cared for the Africans. Polly was a white girl, about the same age as Amari. She was a slave, or somewhat like a slave. Her slave work was only temporary. She was raised not to like Africans. But as she got to know some of the Africans, she realized that they were just like her, just darker skin. Amari was able to stay strong and keep hope during the time spent with the Derbys because of a woman named Teenie and a young boy named Tidbit. Teenie was a wonderful person to Amari. She comforted Amari during days and also
The novel Copper Sun is a searing work of historical fiction and is action-packed, multifaceted, and character-rich. It describes a young girl’s life that was stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, enslaved, beaten, and mistreated. It expresses the different emotions that were felt as the girl went through her long and tiresome journey.
Throughout, the young girl named Amaris journey, she encountered several different characters with similar but different personalities. She met a woman named Afi that helped her during the transition of land to boat. Afi was strong-minded and continuously showed Amari great amounts of courage and hope. While still on the ship she encountered a red headed man named Bill. He was the first kind white person sje met. He taught her simple English words and went to her at night before any other man so she would not get raped and abused while on the ship. Amari was sold to a man named Mr. Derby. Mr. Derby had a son named Clay, a wife named Isabelle, and an indenture named Polly. Mr. Derby bought Amari as a birthday present for his son Clay. Mr. Derby was a selfish, cold hearted, Negro hater. He taught Clay to also be like that. Clay raped Amari many times and mistreated and abused all of the other slaves also. But there was also some times where Clay really seemed to like Amari. Mr. Derby’s wife Isabelle was an unhappy woman. But out of all the Derbys, she was the only one who cared for the Africans. Polly was a white girl, about the same age as Amari. She was a slave, or somewhat like a slave. Her slave work was only temporary. She was raised not to like Africans. But as she got to know some of the Africans, she realized that they were just like her, just darker skin. Amari was able to stay strong and keep hope during the time spent with the Derbys because of a woman named Teenie and a young boy named Tidbit. Teenie was a wonderful person to Amari. She comforted Amari during days and also