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"I was probably less prepared for the reality [of violence] than the child crying
not far from me."
Dana is a progressive and liberal
thinking woman. In the novel , bywe are introduced to the characters as
they are moving into a new home. We have a White man and an African-American woman. They have
gone against the wishes of both of their families and their culture to marry. This makes Danna
an unlikely person to survive very long in the South of the 1800's. Dana is in danger every
time she travels back to Rufus. She must constantly be aware of how she speaks and looks at the
white people she comes into contact with.
When she returns to her time
period, sore and beaten, she is angry. The only way Dana is returned to her time is if her life
is in danger. The only time she is transported to the plantation is when Rufus is in danger.
Going back and forth really teaches her a great deal about her self and Kevin. She learns that
she can take more suffering and pain than she ever felt possible, but she remains angry and
guarded long after she returns. It affects her relationship with her family and her
husband.
"The drive for survival is very strong, and
for slaves this means making many painful choices. "Mama said she'd rather be dead than be
a slave," Alice recalls, but Dana disagrees: "Better to stay alive.€¦ At least while
there's a chance to get free." Because she thinks she will have a better chance of survival
if she befriends the Weylins, she accepts the role of slave during her stay on the
plantation.
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