Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Freedom

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Coastal Brazil - This is the home of the Tupinamba, an early slave society in pre-European South America that practiced the ritualistic slaughter of their slaves. Slaves had little value to the master except for the honor and dignity of the slaveholder.

Angola - This is the home of the Impangala, an African slave-based society. The slave master depended on the slave's productivity and motivated the slave by the promise of freedom.

Coastal Celebes - This is the South Pacific island home to a group of people, some of whom practice slavery. Slavery...
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