... and when he kisses Martha on the forehead - she closes her eyes during the kiss. It is obvious that they have an unfulfilled mutual love for one another, although it has long been suppressed and only hinted at. The children join in the greeting. Martha swirls around in front of the door and enters backwards, drawing him also into the homesteader's cabin. This is a ... move to include Ethan in the domesticity. In another "doorway episode" later that night after a family dinner and introduction ... music for Laurie's wedding to Charlie, the tune "We Shall Gather at the River" is replayed ...

• Word Count: 3497
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... to have essentially freed themselves from economic slavery and become successful through ingenuity and business sense. Their dilemma, already experienced as children, is similar to that of our slaves, Roxy and "Chambers-. But the townspeople, as we see at the end of the story, don't see the parallel and would never admire a slave for freeing himself from slavery. Let's come to "Chambers-. Because "Chambers- was raised as ... . "Tom- is condemned for the crime of murder but punished for the crime of being black when he is sold down the river. Pettit says: "From the beginning this novel is...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School