Describe The Major Differences In Effia's '

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Effia was born in a village with a mother who loathed every breath that she took. The mother couldn’t wait for the day that she could leave and never come back. One of the major differences in Effia’s growing up is that she was always taught to be silent. She was taught that her opinion didn’t matter and that she was to do what she was told when she was told to do it. Effia’s father cared for her deeply and the woman that raised her did not. Then in Esi’s village she was raised in a family that supported her. Her mother was caring and thoughtful, and her father was the Big Man of the village. She was taught how to do the common day chores and was always conflicted with what is right and what she should do. The reason that she was taken into captivity was because she
In the first chapter it talks about Effia’s life. After she left the village to marry James Collins she lived in a castle, was fed well, and she was treated like another person for the most part. Other than being called a wench she was treated decent compared to her sister. Effia had a roof, food, and education on the english language. Then in the second chapter we see that Esi in the same castle is treated like an animal. She was fed when the white men said she could be, she was taken advantage of, and she was pretty much a pet or a piece of property. Effia knows that something is going on in the underneath of the castle but she turns a blind eye because there isn’t anything that she can do about it. Granted, Effia doesn't know that one of the women down below is her sister. Part of the quote talks about how they are doomed to be on opposite parts of the pond and that is talking about how Esi knows that her mother had another child and that they may have even seen their face, but they are bound to never meet. The two daughters will never know the true identity of the