1. CANE RIVER
The central theme to this book is the importance of family and how the strength of those ties unites its members. ... The author describes this strong sense of family unity as: "there had been a time of being worked and sold, like an ox, with nothing to hold on to except each other over increasing distances. They bided their time and collected themselves back together again as they were able, from up and down cane river and as far away as Virginia, because in family there was strength that couldn't be drawn from anywhere else" (297). ... As her curiosity about her ancestors increas...
- Word Count: 1276
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School