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Dana's and Kevin's New House

This place represents the achievement of a dream and a new start that are ripped away early in the novel.

The Wiley House and Plantation

These settings are the site of horror for Dana, but she also strangely feels that they represent a kind of home too.

The Cookhouse on the Wiley Plantation

This setting represents a place where slaves trade secrets, gossip, and plans.

Dana's Clothes

These objects set Dana immediately apart from anyone else of her kind in the 1800s and also arouse suspicion.

Reading and Writing

These skills are verboten and seen by whites as very dangerous for Blacks to acquire because they may help enslaved Blacks achieve freedom.

Dana's Knife

This object represents protection and violence to Dana. She uses it to save her own life.

Coffle

This object represents brutality and dehumanization of Blacks when Dana sees slaves...

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