Chains Questions on Chapter 40

Chains

Examples of figurative language in "Chains" include metaphors, such as comparing Isabel's situation to a bird trapped in a cage, and similes, like describing the sound of chains as loud as thunder....

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Chains

Lady Seymour, Master Lockton's wealthy aunt in Chains, contrasts with Madam Lockton by showing kindness and respect to Isabel, a slave. Despite the era's norms, she disapproves of slavery and...

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Chains

The closing scene of chapter 40 is ironic because Isabel doesn't connect her situation to that of the Patriots, but readers do see the connection.

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