page 82-135

Summary:
This section of the book that I`ve read was about Patsy and her friend Ruth. They had wanted to go to school. Some person who called himself Reverend McNeal was guiding them and the other free slaves through the process of trying to get a school. He constantly reminded them that just because he had talked with more education didn`t mean that he hadn't gone threw the same things they had went through. The Sir of the land was very mad about the freed slaves being able to get schooled so he protested that the reverend was to be gone, and that he was to never come back on his land again. The reverend didn't listen, but Patsy and her friend Ruth went into this old barn like and cleared it out, cleaned it and everything just so that it can look nice and presentable for their new woman teacher. They was all hoping that she wouldn't be mean and would like teaching slaves at the most free slaves. Previously before how Nancy's mom had tooken her away Patsy was just sitting in her room and wondering if one day she would ever come back again.


Quote:
"We have our wings on now, Mister Joe. We can fly whenever was want to" [ Hansen 96 ]

- This quote really reflects how Patsy being a slave and all, she still had hope even after Charles and Annie left and made her world change even more. She feels like she had enough hope and it got her free so now she wants to use the same hope to make her get her education.

Reaction:

My reaction towards this situation in the book is that I believe Patsy has some type of hope and potential. She desperately wants an education so I believe that if she works as hard as she is working she will get the education she wants and needs, and hopefully she will get the perfect teacher that is willing to help her.