In reading a new book about a boy named Daniel Arabus and his mother who are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers' notes to buy his family's freedom. The fact is that Daniel's father is now dead, and the captain's wife has taken the notes for Daniel's mother.
I wanted to discuss a courageous part of the plot. Daniel had built up enough courage to try to steal his and his mother's freedom papers.Daniel makes a smoky fire in his master's house as a diversion so he can steal the notes. Daniel's master, Captain Ivers, distrusts Daniel and takes him on his next voyage with the intent of selling him in the West Indies. Daniel is in constant danger of being caught because people tend to suspect a lone, unfamiliar, young black man as a runaway slave.
