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     In the first chapter of the book it was nice, because 

Amari(the slave) was engaged to be married. Then she has 

a family that loved her. I thought it was going to be like 

that forever but, that happiness ended when the white men 

came and raided her village. After reading this book, my 

whole perspective has changed. It made me think "what if 

we still slaves being sold or forced into slavery?" This 

book is   so descriptive you will definitely feel like you 

was a part of the story. All in all I would be more than 

happy to read this book again.

           Reading this book it invoked sadness, anger, 

laughter, and smiles. I was sad when they killed almost her 

entire village including her parents and her little brother. 

The part that made me angry was when Mr. Derby killed 

his wife's black lover Noah, and then killed the baby that 

was conceived by them. When he did that it actually made 

me despise him. I   laughed when Polly tied Clay(the 

Derby's son) up to the pole so they can run away. That's 

what he gets for treating her like a dog and sexually 

abusing her. Finally, I smiled when Amari, Tidbit, and 

Polly ran away to freedom. That was the happiest moment 

ever!!!

                                   In this book there are no real connections 

between my life and this book. This book doesn't 

remind me of anyone else's life that I know. This book 

doesn't remind me of any book, but it does remind me 

of the Africans or African Americans being forced into 

slavery. That's the only connection I have made 

between the real world and this book. 

           If I could be a character or acquire a trait. I 

would like to be Amari. She is strong, brave, and 

courageous. Amari endured the pains of being beat and 

sexually abused every single day of her teenage life. 

There is nothing I would change about this character. 

            If I was the author I wouldn't change a thing 

about this book. The title of the book "Copper Sun" 

reminds me of fire. The fire represents how it afflicted 

destruction on Amari's homeland. In the book it also 

means a fresh start in life and freedom.

      There are lots of questions I have that 

are unanswered. My first question was 

"What happen to Clay (the Derby's son)?" 

"What did they do when Amari, Polly, and 

Tidbit escaped?" These are the questions I 

would like to ask the author.

    I don't think it was an idea. It was more like a 

thought. The thought was "what if slavery was never 

abolished?", "what will the world be like now?" If slavery 

was never abolish we wouldn't probably know how to 

keep ourselves alive. This generation is so spoiled and 

ungrateful, they probably don't know what being 

thankful is or mean. If we were slaves we would 

probably be crying and cowarding off in a corner 

somewhere. This generation doesn't know how to 

survive based on will power and intellect. Reading this 

book help me to understand the struggles of our people 

and how hard their lives was.

This was a poem that was in the book called "Heritage"

                     Heritage

                      By Countee Cullen

                   What is Africa to me:

                 Copper sun or scarlet sea,                                                         

                  Jungle star or jungle track,

              Strong bronzed men, or regal

           women from whose loin I sprang

              When the birds of Eden sang?

               One three centuries removed

               From the scenes his father loved,

                Spicy grove,cinnamon tree

                   What is Africa to me?

This poem to me describes what Africa is like. This poem is saying how we descended 

from Africa through our ancestors and our late grandparents. She is saying That Africa 

is like a paradise. This poem talks about how strong African men and women really 

are. Reading this poem gives me a little insight on what Africa is like.

       After reading this book I learned more about 

the struggle of African slavery. Reading this book 

made me appreciate the values of life. I learned 

how the slave trade worked and how they lived 

their daily lives. Reading this book gave me a 

descriptive insight of how slaves live.

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