The face of hardships, one must never lose bravery or led to be let down. Amari, a fifteen year old African girl, pull from her homeland, and forced to work on a plantation, finding her inner strength by not giving up on hope. Copper Sun by Sharon Draper follows how Amari live through life on a plantation, and all the pain she goes experience. The blending of history and fiction make Copper Sun a successful story because Copper Sun tells the story of how slaves suffered and the hardships they endured in the journey from Africa to the American plantation. “Perhaps destruction is the only things there barbarians understand” (cite). The whites only know to to break things and take things from their tribe. "the land is lovely. i thought it must surely be an ugly …show more content…
May you be protected from evil, and may you live to a ripe old age. If you come in peace, we receive you in peace. Heroism ins the dignity of our ancestors, and, in their name, we welcome you" “we need more than weeping afi,"amari said quietly". "we need an army of warriors to come and unfasten the locks, kill our captors, return us to our homes, and bring our families and friends back to us alive and smiling." "yes, child.it is terrible . but i am allowed to bathe. i get extra food rations . i do not allow my self to think while i am with him. i hate him.but i will live.my spirit is too strong to die in place like this" the slave are battling to get extra food from the white people and get extra thing even the slave hate the white. how they are getting torched and how the slaves are feeling. Draper’s method of storytelling in the Copper Sun affects reader by invoking sympathy and drives readers to learn more about the history of the slave trade. "Because as long as we have life we have hope!" don't ever say that you don't have hope "Family ties only confuse the poor creatures. They'll forget each other as soon as the sun sets. Trust me" how you have to move