Summary Of Lyddie By Katherine Paterson
In the book Lyddie by Katherine Paterson is a story about a 12 yr old girl named lyddie that works in a factory to pay off debt that her dad left the family. The book takes place during the industrial revolution in vermont . There is a petition going around in the factory if she signs it she has a chance to lose her job. I think she should not sing it because she is making 2x the money that the other workers are making. One reason she should not sign the petition is she is making a lot of money. “ should you sign the petition, Betsy they’ll dismiss you.” If she signs the petition then she will be fired her. In the text it says “ She was making far more money then she ever had at home in vermont.” Now she can pay off the debt that
her father left her and her family. She is making more money then when she worked at cutlers tavern. “ They'd take july off”. Lyddie can take time off because they have paid some of the debt. This shows why lyddie should not sign the petition. This also proves that lyddie is making more money to pay off the debt. Everyone is saying they are being treated as if they were slaves but lyddie knows she is not she is just taking on more work to pay of the debt. In the text it says “ I ain't a slave “. she choosing to take on more machines in the factory so she earns more money. Also, in the text it says “ Someday i’ll have enough money to go to college no matter how much the price rate drop.” Lyddie knows she is not a slave she is trying to get enough money to go to college. If she was a slave she would have a owner or be forced to do something but she wants to work more and harder to pay off the debt and go to college. This shows why she should not sign the petition she is not a slave and she is making 2x the amount of money then normal. Lyddie should not sign the petition because she is making 2x the normal amount and she could get fired and not make the money she needs to pay off the debt and she wants to go to college.
her father left her and her family. She is making more money then when she worked at cutlers tavern. “ They'd take july off”. Lyddie can take time off because they have paid some of the debt. This shows why lyddie should not sign the petition. This also proves that lyddie is making more money to pay off the debt. Everyone is saying they are being treated as if they were slaves but lyddie knows she is not she is just taking on more work to pay of the debt. In the text it says “ I ain't a slave “. she choosing to take on more machines in the factory so she earns more money. Also, in the text it says “ Someday i’ll have enough money to go to college no matter how much the price rate drop.” Lyddie knows she is not a slave she is trying to get enough money to go to college. If she was a slave she would have a owner or be forced to do something but she wants to work more and harder to pay off the debt and go to college. This shows why she should not sign the petition she is not a slave and she is making 2x the amount of money then normal. Lyddie should not sign the petition because she is making 2x the normal amount and she could get fired and not make the money she needs to pay off the debt and she wants to go to college.