Copper Sun Final Review Character Description Amari
Protagonist, captured from village, sold to be slave of Clay Derby, escapes to freedom
Polly
Indentured servant, becomes friends with Amari Antagonist; son of plantation owner; gets Amari on bday
Clay Derby Besa Percival Derby Fiona O’Reilly
Engaged to Amari; gets captured and sold into slavery; treated horribly; changes Plantation owner who buys Amari; cruel; treats slaves inhumanely Gives them the horse and wagon; lets them go free
Change? How? (static vs dynamic) Dynamic- matures, knows how to hate, experiences great tragedy Dynamic Static Dynamic Static Static
Teenie
Kitchen cook on plantation; Static Tidbits mom Tidbit Teenie’s son; escapes with Amari Dynamic and Polly; becomes Amari’s son Hushpup Tidbit’s dog py Doctor
Helps A and P escape
Dynamic
Hoskins Nathan
Boy who helps them get away from his farm; he likes Polly Francisc Captain in charge of Fort Mose; African escaped slave o Menend ez Kwasi Amari’s brother; killed in attack
Static
Tirza
Dynamic
Afi Cato Noah Inez Isabelle Derby Bill
From Amari,s village; captured in raid and dies on the trip to ship Cares for Amari like a mother furing the middle age Oldest slave on plantation ; tells to go south instead of north Mrs. D’s slave; in love with her; is having a baby with her Greets them and helps them at Fort Mose Mr. Derby’s wife; treats slaves kindly; has a baby with Noah
Static
Static
Static Static Static Static Static
Red-headed sailor; teaches Amari Static English instead of raping her Literary
Settings: Amari’s village, Middle age, Derbyshire plantation, Fort Mose; South Carolina t o Florida
Protagonist: Amari Antagonist: Clay; Mr. Derby; slavery Climax: arriving at Fort Mose Point of view: 3rd limited; Polly and Amari’s POV Conflicts Symbols- sun – Africa; home; peace; consistency River- struggle; bravery; fighting for what you want List two examples for each theme: 1.
Having the will to survive- escaping the
plantation; lying about the baby 2.
the power of hope- seeking freedom in a
place that may not exist; Amari asking Besa to come with her
3.
maintain your identity- Amari not wanting
to be Myna; Teenie ing down her heritage to Tidbit List 3 examples of foreshadowing and be sure to note what the event is foreshadowing Secret conversation on the path that Amari hears- Mrs/. D and Noah’s affair Amari being sick whole journey – she’s pregnant Besa says the white guests were arriving- attack on the village