![]() He has doubts about the rightness of taking slaves but he’s easily convinced that this is what must be done. Maybe it’s because he makes the rationalizations we know were made at that time. Maybe it’s because he’s so familiar to us. In that magic moment, the two boys are worried about nothing more than impressing their fellow villagers. ![]() Everyone traps the leopard using a goat, but they want to keep their goat. At the start of the novel, he and his friend Temba are trying to kill a leopard for their warrior training but they want to go a step further. Because of this stigma and craving his stepfather’s approval, Madu goes above and beyond. Unknown to anyone at the time of their marriage, she’s pregnant with Madu. Madu’s mother was a Sumba woman captured in battle and married to a warrior in the tribe. ![]() Madu’s portion of the story line has a tone reminiscent of the master of African Literature, Chinua Achebe. ![]() Nobody’s Slave is based on true historical events. When the tables are turned will Tom and Madu be able to form a friendship which will have them survive? ![]() Madu is confused and frightened when he is taken as a prisoner to the slave ship. Two tribes are at war, as the tribe opposing Madu’s makes a deal with the English to give their prisoners into the slave trade. Tom is a young English boy on a slave ship that has gone hunting for their next human cargo. Madu is a young African warrior-in-training who craves the approval of his stepfather. ![]()
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