Summary of The Underground Railroad (eBook)

by Colson Whitehead | Includes Analysis

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2016
38 Seiten
Instaread, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-68378-468-5 (ISBN)

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Summary of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead | Includes Analysis Preview: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a work of speculative fiction that follows a runaway slave, Cora, on a grisly tour through the American South. Conveyed by the underground railroad, which the author has rendered as a literal mode of transportation, Cora travels from Georgia, to South Carolina, to North Carolina, to Tennessee, and finally to Indiana. Dogged every step of the way by a legendary slave catcher, Cora bears witness to multiple atrocities. She tries to hold on to her hope for a better life.Cora is a third-generation slave who has lived on a Georgia plantation since she was born. She s had to fend for herself since she was about 10, when she was abandoned by her mother. Her master is James Randall, who runs half of his family s plantation. His cruelty pales in comparison to that of his brother Terrance, who s been beating slaves since he PLEASE NOTE: This is summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead | Includes Analysis Summary of the Book Important People Character Analysis Analysis of the Themes and Author s Style About the AuthorWith Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. Visit our website at instaread.co.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Adventure • American South • freedom • slave catcher • Slavery • Speculative Fiction • underground railway
• ISBN-10: 1-68378-468-5 / 1683784685
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68378-468-5 / 9781683784685