Plot+and+Conflict

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Young Keziah formally known as little Phyllis Wheatley was captured as a child from Senegal, Africa. She was sailed to Boston, MA, where she was sold to the Wheatleys. They automatically treated her as one of there own. There son Nathaniel, treated Phyllis as if she where his little sister. He taught her to read and write, he educated her to great levels. Eventually Phyllis began writing letters to her friend Obour, who was captured and sold along with Phyllis. Except Obour was sold to the Tanners. Nathaniel approved of their communication and which that made Phyllis very happy.

When small pox spread across Boston, the Wheatley home was vaccinated, sadley having Aunt Cumsee, the maid retrieve the small pox. They all soon became well and alive again.

Soon and with no ones knowing Phyllis wrote a poem out of anger and Mary, the Wheatleys daughter found it, who showed it to the Wheatley household. Mrs. and Mr. Wheatley were so extatic that they had Phyllis recite her poem and encouraged her to write more. Later, when all of Boston had heard that the little slave wrote a poem, it was approved by a board of men, to let her poems be published. Phyllis and Nathaniel went to London so that Phyllis could have her first volume of poems. But what Phyllis soon learned was that any slave coming from America to London was free. That being known made Phyllis free and out of the Wheatleys care and protection. Phyllis then had to sell her books herself without advertisement. While in London, Nathaniel finds a woman he like and marries her. Soon after Nathaniel and Phyllis barely spoke. Mrs. Wheatley soon becomes ill and dies. War broke out between America and England, for America wanted their independence. Phyllis was asked to marry by John and they soon marry ande have children. Mr. Wheatley dies soon after. ﻿By : Gabi Drummond