While reading, a significant moment that stood out to me was the part in the book where Mary and her sisters was being taken to be sold. This part stood out most to me because as a reader who paints a picture as i read, I was able to place myself in the scene. I was able to feel the great emotion that was being described. But i was also able to see the great amount of love that was among the slaves. Although they were not blood related they had love for one another like a family. The way it was described how all the slaves came to say their good byes and they all came with tears. Even in the part of the book where she had just been beaten again and again by Captain I and there was an earthquake, the other slaves welcomed her to where they were and had pity for her. It shows that it didn’t matter if they weren’t related or were once strangers they are still like a family. Also the part about her being sold, before they left, the woman that came with her infant also stood out to me, when the mother said that this will be her someday. It showed the continuous cycle during slavery. That at some point every mother has to willingly or forcefully give up their children.