For Freedom Freedom is like nothing else. Freedom is a very delicate idea. In the late 1800s freedom was highly sought after. For a slave like Amari, taken from her village in Ghana and made to work as a slave, freedom was all she could hope for. The book Copper Sun by Sharon Draper illustrates how freedom may not be what people expect and may be taken for granted but is still worth all the work. Freedom means something different for everyone. When Polly was asked what freedom meant, she replied with, “‘Freedom is a delicate idea, like a pretty leaf in the air: It’s hard to catch and may not be what you thought when you get it,’” (Draper 213). Showing that Polly believed that freedom is hard to get to and might not be what you expected. When Inez was asked if she was free she said “‘Yes, chile, I got my papers that say I be free. I be free to work hard, free to be hungry, and free to miss my man. But yes, chile, I be free,’” (Draper 288). Inez states that even though she is free, she still has to work hard, be hungry and miss her husband. This shows that freedom might not be the haven Amari had expected. …show more content…
When Amari discovers that Fort Mose was built to protect St Augustine and that there is fighting, she says, “‘Seem to me it better to die for freedom that live as a slave,’” (Draper 297). Amari is willing to go through many other obstacles to keep her freedom, displaying that freedom is worth the hardship. Another appearance of this theme comes up when Fiona is talking about freedom and her hopes and dreams. Fiona said, “‘My father brought us to this country for freedom, but he died doing it. My Patrick works hard for our freedom, and still death found us. Hopes and dreams are all any of us have,’” (Draper 261). Fiona revealed that her father died and her husband works for their freedom. Fiona went through these tough obstacles for her freedom, proving freedom is worth