Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

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 place"

the land is nice.but i thought the land was going to one ugly

"some will live but will die inside. others will pray for death and be forced to live. but we all will be changed forever"

some will live from the inside and die from the outside some will pray and everything will change.

how the white people are taking the black people from their tribe.

The fictional elements that are included in the story are characters, their conflicts, and some fo the themes.

"Amari and her mother scurried around their small dwelling, rolling up the sleeping mats and sweeping the dirt floor with a broom made of branches. Throughout the village, the pungent smells of goat stew and peanut soup, along with waves of papaya and honeysuckle that wafted through the air, made Amari feel hungry as well as excited. The air was fragrant with hope and possibility."

This is about Amari spends time with her mom. They are cooking and cleaning. Amari is helping her mom because she is supposed to help around the house. The author is showing us how Amari is caring and helpful. They live in a small house, they sleep in their living space, natural environment, and they use their brains and survival skills. Villagers are cooking food for the whole village. There seems to be a festival. Efforts seem community based (teamwork). "hungry" and "excited" mean that is fun. "hope" and "possibility" describe optimistic events.

“we float the face of the sea”

we are on the ship we are going we the ship is taking us

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