Isabel Metaphors
In Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, Isabel’s pursuit of freedom is a metaphor for America’s pursuit of freedom.
The first time Isabel had thoughts of freedom is on page 51. “It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump.” Isabel realized that it wasn’t right for someone to own another human being. This is metaphoric to the colonists, who realized that the taxes that Britain was forcing on them weren’t right. They began having thoughts of wanting to be free from the British.
Another place where the metaphor of Isabel’s pursuit of freedom is shown is when she ran away. She didn’t care that she was obviously being rebellious, as it says on page 135, “Didn’t worry about escaping notice of soldiers or strangers, …show more content…
On page 239 the book states, “According to Madam, my surname was Lockton, but it tasted foul in my mouth. I shook my head.” Isabel was defiant in who she was, as the Patriots were defiant in who they were. Although Isabel still worked for Mistress Lockton and the Colonists were still under British rule, both refused to associate themselves with their masters.
Furthermore, on pages 283 and 284, when Isabel was locked inside the potato bin, she had a spark of hope when she realized that Ruth was still out there somewhere, waiting to be rescued. She decided that she needed to go save her sister, so she found a way to get out of the potato bin. This is a metaphor for the American soldiers. As they were sitting in the jail, the soldiers still had hope knowing that General Washington was still out there fighting. They knew that their fight for freedom wasn’t over yet, so they fought to stay alive.
At the end of the book, after much yearning and fighting for freedom, Isabel finally runs away. As said on page 288, “I was reborn as Isabel Gardener and this proved it.” This is the most important metaphor in the story. For many years, the colonists wanted to be free from the British, but in those days, it was unthinkable to reject the government so strongly. Isabel, like the Patriots, rebelled against her mistress and ran away to become an independent
The first time Isabel had thoughts of freedom is on page 51. “It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump.” Isabel realized that it wasn’t right for someone to own another human being. This is metaphoric to the colonists, who realized that the taxes that Britain was forcing on them weren’t right. They began having thoughts of wanting to be free from the British.
Another place where the metaphor of Isabel’s pursuit of freedom is shown is when she ran away. She didn’t care that she was obviously being rebellious, as it says on page 135, “Didn’t worry about escaping notice of soldiers or strangers, …show more content…
On page 239 the book states, “According to Madam, my surname was Lockton, but it tasted foul in my mouth. I shook my head.” Isabel was defiant in who she was, as the Patriots were defiant in who they were. Although Isabel still worked for Mistress Lockton and the Colonists were still under British rule, both refused to associate themselves with their masters.
Furthermore, on pages 283 and 284, when Isabel was locked inside the potato bin, she had a spark of hope when she realized that Ruth was still out there somewhere, waiting to be rescued. She decided that she needed to go save her sister, so she found a way to get out of the potato bin. This is a metaphor for the American soldiers. As they were sitting in the jail, the soldiers still had hope knowing that General Washington was still out there fighting. They knew that their fight for freedom wasn’t over yet, so they fought to stay alive.
At the end of the book, after much yearning and fighting for freedom, Isabel finally runs away. As said on page 288, “I was reborn as Isabel Gardener and this proved it.” This is the most important metaphor in the story. For many years, the colonists wanted to be free from the British, but in those days, it was unthinkable to reject the government so strongly. Isabel, like the Patriots, rebelled against her mistress and ran away to become an independent