Should Lyddie Sign The Petition That Diana Goss Circulates?

Should Lyddie sign the petition that Diana Goss circulates? Do you take care of your family by yourself?In the story “Lyddie” written by: Katherine Patterson, Lyddie Worthen takes care of her whole family by herself with no help. Lyddie is a novel by Katherine Paterson.This is a story of determination and personal growth. When thirteen-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family. Also this story is also filled with intriguing people, for example Diana Goss, Mr.Marsden, Charlie Worthen, Luke Stevens, Lyddie Worthen, Brigid, Betsy, & Ezekial Abernanthy. In this work that Lyddie has there are varieties of working conditions
In order not to get blacklisted Lyddie should not sign the petition & work hard because the more girls that leave the ore machines Lyddie gets do to “the pay reflecting her proficiency”(pg86). So the more girls that leave the factory the more machines Lyddie would get & the more money she will receive. In the story it says “you’d be blacklisted.No other corp. would hire you”(pg92). Signing the petition will get Lyddie blacklisted. So it’s better if she didn’t sign it, keeping her in her job. Also in the story it states “should you sign the petition, Betsy they’ll dismiss you. I know they will”(pg91). This is the final reason why Lyddie shouldn’t sign the petition. Lyddie cares a lot about the girls she works with & she wouldn't want one of them leaving the job & getting blacklisted. Getting blacklisted is not a good thing if Lyddie gets blacklisted she’ll have no job & then who would take care of her
When it comes to Lyddie’s job she doesn't play around. In the story it says “Lyddie insisted on giving Betsy a full ten cents to help with Oliver’s rent”(pg80). This shows that Lyddie is getting well paid, so she had left over money & she wanted to help oliver with Betsy. Also in the story it states “how can you get to massachussetts you’ve no money for coach fare”(pg45). Some people think that she should sign the petition because the working conditions aren’t good, like no getting enough money. Finally in then story it states “ i am working hard & making good pay”(pg96). But what they don’t know is that she gets well paid & is working hard for it. Lyddie is getting well paid by her job, enough money that she has left over money to help ooh her friends &