Chapter Summary From The Book Chains

Slaves had it hard throughout their lifetime. In the book Chains it gives brief examples of what it was like to be a slave and what some had to go through. In the book it explained a slave's life in plantation, small farm, and the city. Slaves working in plantation were in the rural areas of the country. When the slaves had to work it was a lot harder because of the sun. Out here it was a lot easier to escape but it was harder to be able to survive on their own. The owners of the plantation were very brutal to the slaves, verbally and physically. One example from the book Chains, it states, “He grabbed my arm and pulled me roughly to my feet. “I told you to move,” Mr Robert snarled at me. “Apologies, sir,” I said wincing with pain”(6-7). This shows how harsh the owners were and the slaves couldn’t do anything about it. If they tried to do something back they would most

The owners did not own any farms due to the lack of space they had. The owners of the slaves were usually rich businessmen, officials, or military figures. In the city life the slaves usually worked inside the house and they were still abused. In this area it was almost impossible to escape, you would have to trick someone or time it just right. The book claims, “I was lost. I knew that we were in the cellar of the house on Wall Street owned by Locktons, in the city of New York”(49). This quotes was said by Isabel and it shows how different and big the city is compared to the others. Especially the small farm. Working in the small farms was very hard. The owners mostly relied on smaller land to generate money. There weren't as many slave’s working in the small farms. The slave’s had to do the same amount of work as the slave’s in plantation, if not then more. In the book it asserts, “You are a slave, not a person”(41). This demonstrates how the owners looked at the slaves. They treated them very badly and acted as if they were any different then