![]() ![]() However, he sought reward from the Crown, which kept him, perhaps unwisely, loyal to them. The Patriot fire was quickly burning through the colonies, and Tories were not treated very well. Lockton risked a lot in being a Loyalist. Unfortunately for him, his plot to kill Washington was uncovered and he was forced to flee from New York. Isabel was told to eavesdrop on Master Lockton, and she found that he, along with a few other unknown people, were the main plotters of war for the Crown on the American side. The Locktons, especially Master Lockton, are leaders of the Loyalist movement. On one side, she is enslaved by the Locktons, who are rich and loyal to the Crown, but on the other side, she has been encouraged by a Patriot’s son, Curzon, to rebel. ![]() In this time, differences in society were exaggerated greatly, with subtle opposites grappling with each other for life, and many slaves–and other people of lower status–caught in between: especially the main character, Isabel. This book is set during the American Revolution, during which a clash between two viewpoints caused a war to break out. This is still true in the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Males may want different things than females. The rich will have different mindsets than the poor. ![]() Albeit obvious to many, there are hundreds of things that can influence our viewpoints and mindsets. ![]()
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