I'm just bound by chains

       In the book chains by Laurie Halse  a black girl named Isabel's master dies of old age and is sold to a family of loyalists. These loyalists named the Locktons treat her and her seven year old sister horribly , and this changes Isabel forever. Before Isabel was sold to the Locktons she was living the live any slave would dream of. She had work but was not over worked, she did not get brutal, unjust punishments, and was cared for. This shaped her to be smart and some what delicate. When she was with the Locktons  they treated her like a true slave, verbally abusing her and psychically. Then later on in the story they even take her sister away from her. This mentally, is very challenging and this causes her to partially lose it.

       She may have completely lost it if she had not met Curzon another salve who later becomes her best, only friend. Curzon is a patriot, he strongly believes that America should be free. In some of his dialogue  like this example  " Some day I will be a soldier, not just a slave, and help America." He also was always there for her, when her sister was sent away he helped her carry her water all the way back to the Locktons manor. He was a very large help to her mentally because se could relie on him
     
       She later was branded and because of this she saw the world in a different way. Her internal thinking states that she found bravery from her brand mark by saying "this brand stands for Isabel." You can also infer from this that she got brave enough to escape with him.