Rachel S's Class Discussion

I read Chapter 4 of book 6, called Harriet, Also Known as Moses. I read that Harriet Tubman as a young child went through a lot of hardships because even the simplest things, such as falling asleep, will get severe punishments like getting beaten very hard by her mistress. She became very clever, tough, brave, and had much knowledge as she grew up. Harriet ran away from her mistress, hid in a pig pen, but was forced to return back because she was starved eating only leftover potato peels. Her parents had to care for her until she was healthy again. Harriet also taught herself how to read and write, by remembering how white men and women spoke. One day a slave was escaping and her master said to go catch him, but Harriet refused to move, so the master threw a weight and accidentally hit Harriet right in the head instead. This incident made her faint and fall asleep often. Since no one would buy her in the auctions, she was put to work with the master's most trusted slave which was actually her father. Harriet's father taught her all about survival. One day she escaped in the Underground Railroad and decided to go back South to rescue her family that was left behind. She also helped in the Civil War and married a veteran of that war in the end.

I am not able to connect with this because this whole chapter was just on Harriet Tubman.