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=﻿Plot:= Chains is about two young slaves by the names of Isabel and Ruth. Their Master dies and they are sold to the Locktons. The locktons are Loalists who are in a plot to help the british win the war. So Isabel spies on their plans and tries to help the Americans arest them and possibly give them their freedom. Mrs. Lockton sells Ruth which makes Isabel very angry. Isabel begiuns to really focus on escaping. The war between England and the Patriots finally begun. Curzon and other Rebel soldiers were inprisoned. So Isabel starts bringing them food and notes about what is going on outside. Isabel escapes from Mrs. Lockton vwith a map and a free slave pass, so she goes and tries to break Curzon out of jail, and ends up getting him out. Then they escape to freedom in New Jersey. Good 10/10 =**Characters:**= Isabel: She is the caretaker of her sister Ruth and is the slave of Mr. and Mrs. Lockton. Ruth: The younger sister of Isabel and the slave of Mr. and Mrs. Lockton. Mary Finch: The formewr owner of Isabel and Ruth. After she died her will stated that Isabel and Ruth get their freedom Robert Finch: didn't beleive that Mary gave the slaves their freedom and sold them to the Locktons Mr. and Mrs. Lockton: The owners of Isabel and Ruth. Are loyaltists and Mr. Lockton ended up fleeing the city. Mr. Bellingham: Tried to get the Locktons arrested by searching them but couldn't find anything. Curzon: The slave of Mr. Bellingham. Isabel gives him all the info she finds out. Becky: One of the workers for the Locktons. Lady Seymour: Cousin of Mr Lockton. Nice Job connecting the characters 25/25

=﻿Revolution Theme Conection:= The theme of Revolution is present throughout my entire story because Isabel andCrzon both help the Patriots try to change the wya the country is ran. By trying to overthrow the British they arer having a revolution. Details are lacking 12.5/25 =Chapter summarys:= Ch 1. You meet some of the main characters like Isabel and her little sister Ruth. Their Mother, dinah, died of smallpox. Their owner Mrs. Mary Finch, died and in her will she gave isabel and Ruth their freedom. So they are seeking Help for what to do from now on.

Ch 2. Mary Finches funeral ends. Isabel and Ruth go talk to Pastor Weeks and Mr. Finch. Isabel tells them how she read Mrs. Finches will out loud and it said that they could have their freedom. However, Robert tells tham that they are lying and that slaves can't read. Pastor Weeks says that actuallt Isabel can read and that Mrs. Finch taught her. In the end Robert decides to sell them.

** Ch. 3 **This chapter is very dark and grim. Isabel is searching for a keepsake inside of her old home. Isabel decides on a handful of flower seeds. Isabel and Ruth are both brought to a tavern by Mr. Robert Finch to be sold. They meet Jenny, an indentured servant who knew their mother. They are sold to the Locktons, a wealthy couple.

 Ch. 4 It took two days for Isabel and Ruth to reach New York. During that time, they remained below deck, but Isabel kept getting seasick. Ruth looked out of the port hole most of the time counting seagulls and waves to pass the time. Isabel felt better the second night and went up to the upper deck, which was against the rules. She could see the moon and the ocean, but not Rhode Island.

Ch. 5 The Hartshorn docked in New York. You start to learn more about the Locktons. The Locktons are loyal to the king and support England in the war. The Locktons are removing their belongings, soldiers come and start to search their items because they believe that the Locktons are working for the king. The Locktons are becomeing angry with the soldiers for doing so. Mrs. Lockton's gets violent when she slaps Isabel when Ruth laughs after Mrs. Lockton defends her underwear from being searched by the soldiers. Even though Ruth was the one who laughed, Isabel took the blow. You meet Mr. Bellingham, who seems to be behind the enforcement of searching the Locktons' items. It would also appear that he is out to find a reason to have the Locktons arrested. However, the Locktons manage to get away. The Locktons command Isabel to go retrieve water. They have Curzon, Mr. Bellingham's slave, bring Isabel to the water pump.

Ch. 6 Curzon shows Isabel, or “Country,” as he calls her, the way to the water pump. They stop at the store to pick up the things that Mr. Bellingham needs, and Curzon brings out two rolls. Isabel eats hers quickly and Curzon gives her his. They head to the water pump again and discuss the Locktons and how they are Loyalists. Then, Curzon suggests that Isabel help the Patriots instead. Isabel refuses to spy because she needed to protect Ruth.

Ch. 7 Isabel goes back to the Lockton’s house where she meets Becky Berry. Becky is the Lockton’s servant. She tells Isabel to stay away from Curzon. Next, Becky informs Isabel of the rules of the Lockton’s house. Beckey shows Isabel around and tells her not to go into the library unless she has permission. Isabel learns that the Locktons are really Loyalists, even though they had claimed to be Patriots. Becky tells Isabel about Lady Seymour, Mr. Lockton’s aunt. Becky leaves, but not before leaving Isabel with a list of chores.

Ch. 8 Isabel is on her first day of work for the Locktons. Mrs. Lockton is very pickey about how Isabel does her work. Also from now on Mrs. Lockton has Ruth be her own little servent and would have Ruth do whatever she wanted her to do. Mrs. Lockton does this so that Isabel does not see her sister as much.

Ch. 9 Isabel starts out sharpening knives, imagining that she is free. Then Becky calls her to go to the parlor because Mrs. Lockton wanted to show Lady Seymour who Isabel is. Mrs. Lockton changed Isabel’s name to Sal Lockton and told her to get shoes on. Then, Mr. Lockton wanted some refreshments for himself and his guests. Isabel went into the library to give Mr. Lockton and his guests their food. She stayed in the library and heard everything that was said about the British invasion.

Ch. 10 The Locktons’ guests and Becky all leave, so Isabel takes Ruth to bed. She asks Ruth why she had been crying in the parlor today, but all Ruth responds is “No foolin’,” and “Shhh.” Isabel think that Mrs. Lockton beats Ruth. Later, Isabel sneaks out of the house to find Curzon. She tells him what she heard of the Locktons hiding money and he praised her and she went back to the Locktons’ house.

Ch. 11 Ruth and Isabel really experienced the work that would be required at the Lockton's house. The young girls had to do many challenging tasks. Isabel keeps bringing up signs of hope of freedom. She is waiting for Mr. Bellingham to come arrest Mr. and Mrs. Lockton and send her and her little sister on the road to freedom. Then Isabel was called to prepare the drawing room, where she could not look out for the rebels. The rebels finally came to the house needing lead for bullets. They took lead pieces off windows in the house, even though they were just looking for the linen chest. They finally found the chest. All they found in the chest was dirty clothes. They arrested Mr. Lockton over suspicion of helping the king. They took him away from the Lockton house. Mrs. Lockton was very shocked, not knowing that their plan had been exposed to the rebels.

Ch. 12 Soon after Mrs. Lockton fainted, Becky sent Isabel to get Lady Seymour who lived two blocks down north of Trinity church. Lady Seymour gave Isabel milk and cookies and asked Isabel to report everything she knew about the events that took place at the Lockton's house. She was very polite to Isabel and treated her like a person, rather than as a piece of property. Not only did Lady Seymour call Isabel by her real name she also said 'please' and 'thank you' and even poured her own milk. Soon after, Lady Seymour sent Isabel to bring a message to the lawyer with confidence that Mr. Lockton would soon be set free. Mr. Lockton gets back from being arrested. He then has a meeting in his library with other Loyalists. During this meeting Isabel hears all of the information about how they are going to stop the Patriots before they pass the Declaration of Independence. They also talk about how they will bribe Patriots to become Loyalists in the future. Some of the Loyalists in the meeting actually wanted to kill George Washington. Mr. Lockton did not believe that killing the General was a good idea because he was a well respected man.

Ch. 13 Mr. Lockton gets into a fight with Mrs. Lockton, and they are yelling and breaking things upstairs. Isabel, Ruth, and Becky listen from the bottom of the stairs. When the fight is over, Isabel takes a cold compress and a drink up to Mrs. Lockton, who claims that she fell because Isabel had not scraped the candle wax off the floor, though they both knew that this was not true. During the next few weeks, Isabel served Mr. Lockton and his friends, and she made sure to listen in on their conversations, but she found nothing. Becky brought back gossip from the market,. Later, Isabel is given the job of getting water from the Tea Water Pump every day, and quickly begins to call the man there “Grandfather.” Curzon reminds her to keep her ears open for any useful information. Isabel plants the mystery seeds that she had taken from Momma’s jar. Ch. 14 Isabel has to serve master Lockton and the mayor of New York, and Goldbuttons. They talk about the murder of president Washington and that a man named Thomas Hickey. Also they talk about bribing the Patriots with money to either surrender or join the British side.

Ch. 15 Ruth has a seizure. Mrs. Lockton thinks that she is possessed by the devil and tries to beat her with a chair, Isabel protects her by laying on her. After her seizure is over Mrs. Lockton wants Ruth sold because she thinks that Ruth will poison her. Mr. Lockton, on the other hand, is calmer and is trying to figure out what’s wrong with Ruth. Isabel is pleading to Mrs. Lockton that she’ll be hurt if she gets sold. Ruth doesn’t get sold, but Mrs. Lockton warns Isabel not to get used to her presence.

Ch. 16 In the middle of the night Isabel goes downstairs and finds the list of names in Master Locktons desk, she hides the note in her skirt as she runs to the Battery fort. Isabel knows she has to find a general that would understand the importance of the list. When she reaches the fort she is escorted into a room with Colonel Regan, where Isabel told him the entire story. After, he gave her back the list to return it to its former home.

Ch. 17 Isabel is practicing the password just in case she needs to use it in the near future. While polishing the door, Mr. Goldbuttons knocked on the door and rushed into Mr. Lockton's room even though he is sleeping. He wakes him up and tells him that the Americans have uncovered the plot that the loyalists planed to kill the Americans. Mr. Lockton then flees the city in a Cheese crate. Mrs. Lockton is upset about this because she wants to go with him and not get in trouble either. He wants her here so they don’t take all that they own.

Ch. 18 Isabel and Ruth go to attend the hanging of Thomas Hickey. They are hanging Hickey for the plot to kill General Washington. While waiting for the hanging to begin Ruth and Isabel run into Curzon. Also Isabel thinks that colonel Reagen is there and that he will come down and escort them to the wharf.

Ch. 19 Isabel and Ruth go to church with Mrs.Lockton and Lady Seymour. The Partiots start attacking the British while they are still in church. After the British retreat the Partiots start tearing apart the King George statue.While this is going on Ruth almost has a seizure because of all of the firing and excitement.

Ch. 20 Congress signs the Declaration of Independence. The patriots tore down the monument of the king on his horse, they then took the lead from it and made bullets out of it. At the end of the chapter Mrs. Lockton was really nice to Isabel, Becky, and Ruth that night. She baked them gingerbread milk, and a cake for them to eat.

Ch. 21 Isabel has a dream. In this dream, she is on a beach, with her little sister Ruth who always tags along in her dreams. Then in the dream, she is being scared off by eels, afraid they would bite her. When Isabel wakes up from this dream, she tosses and turns as if she is still in the dream. When she finally realizes that it was only a dream, she looked to her side, and Ruth wasn’t there. Isabel thought that she had gone to the privy. She went to the privy, but Ruth was not there. She called for Becky, and with teary eyes, she told Isabel she couldn’t find her. Isabel had the feeling that she was taken away and sold in the middle of the night while she was sleeping. Enraged, Isabel went looking for Mrs. Lockton. When she found her she confronted her. She asked what she thought, did she take her baby sister and sell her. Mrs. Lockton took steps back from Isabel and told her to get back to her work but Isabel didn’t budge, she had to know the truth. She stepped forward again after Mrs. Lockton told her if she did she could have her hung. After Isabel still took this step, Mrs. Lockton took a painting off of the wall and threw it on Isabel’s head. Isabel ran, as fast as she could. She ran fast, without any care that anyone might see her. She went to Colonel Regan. She started to tell him what happened with Ruth when Madam Lockton barged in claiming that Isabel abused her violently. She demanded Isabel back to her immediately. As Isabel fought to stay, Colonel Regan said that he could not do anything about it, and as she was being returned to Mrs. Lockton she bolted for the window…she almost made it. The following link should look familiar. Please don't try to cheat me. I hope you read some of the book: 0/50 http://periodd-readingguide-chains.wikispaces.com/Chapter+by+Chapter+Summary