Characters

Glogster and character descriptions created by:Kailyn A All pictures used were found on flickr media type="custom" key="9544602" width="33" height="33" align="left"Phillis Wheatley- She is the main character in the book. She was captured from Africa with her friend Obour and her mother and put on a slave ship. She eperienced the ocean and America for the first time and watched her mother being thrown overboard. She was bought as a slave by Nathaniel in Newport. She wrote poetry and other things like letters and soon got everything published in her first novel. Phillis Wheatley... Women in History. Phillis Wheatley biography. Last Updated: 5/30/2011. Lakewood Public Library. Date accessed 5/30/2011. .
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Nathaniel Wheatley- Nathaniel is the one bought Phillis in Newport and brought her back to their house. He wants to be a merchant when he grows to be an adult. To prove to his father that he is capable, he is given the job to teach Phillis how to read and write. Because of him, Phillis does what she does because he was one of the ones that discovered her poetry and showed it to a lot pf people.

Mary Wheatley- Mary doesn't really like Phillis at first and she wants to have Phillis as a personal slave. She makes Phillis do the things that she doesn't want to. Mary strikes Phillis in a number of ways, and she even tried to make her dance in front of her friends.Mary is also one of the ones that helped discovered Phillis' poetry because she was the one that found a poem that she wrote in the first place. She ends up growing up and getting married and having a baby.

Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley- These are Nathaniel and Mary's parents. They lead the house, as parents should, and give everyone what they need at the same time. Mrs. Wheatley gave Phillis the guidance she needed to write her poetry. Mr. Wheatley gave Nathaniel the instruction to teach Phillis to read and write so he would consider his son persuing his dream of becoming an influence.

Aunt Cumsee- She works in the Wheatley household as a maid. She seems to know everything in the house, from a sickness that has infected Boston to the fact that Phillis is in love with Nathaniel. She is very trustworthy to everybody. Usually people feel like they can talk to her when they are down. She soon gets that sickness that has now infected a lot of parts in the U.S. She dies not very long after from the sickness.

Prince-Prince is the carriage driver for the Wheatley's. He takes them places wherever and whenever they want, whether it is important or not. But the Wheatley's are not the only family he knows. Phillis finds out from Obour that he helped established a relief society for nigras who wish to take their freedom. Prince also knows how to write even though Phillis and the Wheatleys don't.

Obour- She was Phillis' best friend until they were both put on the slave ship together and sold seperately at the slave market. She know lives in Rhode Island with the Tanner's. Just as Phillis does, Obour also know how to read and right. She has been told by her master that when she turned 21, she would be freed. Unlike Phillis who hasn't discussed with anybody in her family about being freed.

Sulie- She is one of the servants that takes care of the Wheatley's. She has a bad attitude about life and the people around her. She is not a very good person at heart either. She steals money from Mr. Wheatley whenever she goes to the grocery store. She also takes care of the house wants Aunt Cumsee is dead.

John Peters- He married Phillis in December of 1775. He went of to be in the army before they wed. One of the reasons that Phillis was allowed to marry him was because he was a nigra as well. This has a big part to do with everything because John had said that if Phillis didn't marry him that he would sign on with Washington and usually this army didn't allow nigras. But since John was a free nigra, he was allowed to sign on if he wished.

Maria- She was Phillis' maid when she went to England with Nathaniel. She gave Phillis' the guidance she needed when Nathaniel was not there. Phillis' trusted her with almost anything of hers. Maria is kind of like a "Mrs. Wheatley" to Phillis because she acts as if Phillis was her one and only daughter.