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Aminata has lost many people in her life, just like all of us. I feel as if she has lost them all tho, and I don't know how she can push through. I'm thinking right now about putting myself in her shoes and the strength she must have to continue on with life after everything she has lost. Starting from the very beginning she watched as her mother and father were murdered. she watched as the baby she had caught from one of her only friends from the trip across the great ocean, in the big boat, be killed and for her friend to then commit suicide. Completely heart wrenching. I was extreamly upset upon hearing the news of Mamadu being ripped from her in the middle of the night without a word of goodbye; sold into slavery. To lose her husband and daughter near the same time as well must have put her over the edge. Her life wasn't full of happy memories, everything happy was taken from her. I know she is just a character in a book, but I still feel so sad for her and from the many others who's lives are surrounded by loss. I envy her strength and mental capabilities to push through and better her life.

From the beginning of the novel to the end, Aminata made many transformations into the person she ended up becoming. She was such a young child, so vulnerable, and i truly believe if she hadn't obtained the knowledge she got from the many people along the way she would have never lived. Right from the start her knowledge gave her one step ahead of everyone else. Her capabilities of speaking two languages really helped her out as well. Being sold to Appleby was defiantly a huge change in her life. By falling into the hands of Georgia, she matured as a lovely young woman, and with the reading and writing lessons that gave her the biggest advantage over all other negro folk. She learned the art of healing from Georgia and was able to still catch babies which made her widely known through the fishnet. I'm just thinking that if it wasn't for her talents and capabilities, Aminata wouldn't have come close to making it back home. She grew old and wise and gained the respect of everyone she met. I want to be as respected as her at her age when I become that old. I think holding that much respect from so many people is better then having the most money in the world or the best retirement home.