The history of Louis is similar to Mary’s experienced. Louis was captured by the Adinyes when they found him on a tree and he was taken as slave. The Adinyes sold all the slaves they got. Louis was sold over six times before he was sold again and taken to England. Louis was very happy to be in England because he found God. He wished to go back and see his friends again but he doesn’t want to go back to his country because he was scared to be taken a slave again which is the same reason Mary can’t go back to her country because if she returns she loses her freedom and the Wood’s family will punish her for causing them so much problem in England. Mary wishes to return to her husband but as long as Mr. Wood don’t give her freedom she can’t return which is very frustrating because they have done so much damage to Mary and they still won’t let her be free in her country.

One part that I find really interesting it’s the part when Mary talks about how people say that slaves are happy being in slavery if they get tortured every time their master feel like doing it. she talks about how its different in England, in England they have liberty, if their master don’t like how the servant work they would simply give a warning and then hire a new person but they would never lick, whip or punish a person. Mary says that slaves dont mind working hard as long as they get treated properly and given enough time to not break the Sabbath. I believe in what Mary says because things would be so much different if the slaves were treated humanely not force them to work when they were really sick or at least not to expect the full potential as if they were well, earning little money but not being physically and emotionally tortured to death.

Jerry Pesantes