Reflection: Columbus in Chains

While reading Annie John chapter five “Columbus in Chains for the second time I remember how funny and enjoyable it is. In this chapter we are witnesses to the experiences of a small girl in the island of Antigua. She shares her thoughts on the people that surround her, the things that she does in and after school. Her usual routine in school and in her house and we also see how her relationship with her parents is. However the part that struck me the most was when she wrote under a photo of Columbus in Old English cartography “the great man can no longer just get up and go” after she heard her mother said that when she read a letter from her sister that told how her father was of health. Is interesting to see how a small girl can make that connection and apply it to Columbus. Not many children can make that kind of connections and it takes a brilliant girl to do so. Without a doubt chapter five of Annie John is a great chapter about elementary school experiences and growing up.