Julilly
June Lilly (Julilly) is a 12 year old slave in the novel Underground to Canada. Julilly worked on a plantation in Virginia with her Mammy Sally. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born. Julilly had loved Massa Hensen's plantation and lived there since the day she was born. Julilly was tall for her age and she often had to work like the older women because of her height. Julilly showed she was caring and compassionate. When the slave buyers ripped little Willy from his mother's arms, "Julilly started to run towards her," she wanted to help but, "Mammy Sally grasped her shoulder." As the slaves were being driven to the South, Julilly looked after all the little children. She "held the gourd to the lips of every small child," letting them quench their thirst. Julilly also showed compassion when "she used the gourd, too, for pouring water over the swollen, bleeding ankles of Lester, Adam, and Ben when the white men left them to fish along the river bank."
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When Julilly got to the Riley plantation, she met Liza right away. She became friends with Liza quickly and formed a beautiful friendship. Julilly helped Liza, she tried to make things easier for her since she was a cripple. Julilly let Liza pick cotton on the lower blanches and even helped her fill her bucket when she was feeling tired. When Lester picked Liza and Julilly to go with him and Adam to Canada Julilly was very grateful and determined to get to freedom. Julilly helped Liza then too; when Liza got tired, Julilly told Lester and Adam to stop and take a rest. When Liza was getting slow, Julilly would tell Adam and Lester to slow down. She had Liza's back no matter what. Julilly was a very wonderful friend. Julilly took on the roll of a leader when Lester and Adam got captured. She never stopped, she wanted to be free. Sometimes, when Liza and Julilly had the smallest things to eat Julilly would take a small bite and let Liza have the rest. She was a very compassionate and nurturing girl and I would love to have her as a friend.
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When Julilly got to the Riley plantation, she met Liza right away. She became friends with Liza quickly and formed a beautiful friendship. Julilly helped Liza, she tried to make things easier for her since she was a cripple. Julilly let Liza pick cotton on the lower blanches and even helped her fill her bucket when she was feeling tired. When Lester picked Liza and Julilly to go with him and Adam to Canada Julilly was very grateful and determined to get to freedom. Julilly helped Liza then too; when Liza got tired, Julilly told Lester and Adam to stop and take a rest. When Liza was getting slow, Julilly would tell Adam and Lester to slow down. She had Liza's back no matter what. Julilly was a very wonderful friend. Julilly took on the roll of a leader when Lester and Adam got captured. She never stopped, she wanted to be free. Sometimes, when Liza and Julilly had the smallest things to eat Julilly would take a small bite and let Liza have the rest. She was a very compassionate and nurturing girl and I would love to have her as a friend.
Liza
Liza is a beaten up girl, around the age of 12 from the Riley plantation. Her dad was a preacher, he said "Liza, in the eyes of the Lord, you is somebody mighty important." She worked as a slave on the Riley plantation for a year. She got sold and bought and thrown away to live on that plantation like a pig. She tried to run away to Canada but, the white people found her and whipped her until she thought she was going to die. Liza struggles with pain because she has a bent back and horrible wounds that will last for a life time. Liza believes that she is important enough to be treated like a real person. She believes that she shouldn't be a slave and everyone should never be treated like a animal. Liza said, "Before the cotton is finished bein' picked, I am gonna slip away from here some night." Though Liza has rough body conditions, she has a very strong heart that can deal with any difficulty that life throws at her. Even though she already has tired to run away, she said she will try again because she wants to be "free."
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Through all the hardships, Liza tried to stay strong. She had her best friend Julilly to help her along. She wouldn't let Julilly get down on herself. She told her to stay strong and never give up. Even with her bent back she was never going to give up on freedom. When Liza and Julilly lost Lester and Ben, Julilly and Liza never gave up. They were bound for the promise land and Liza was determined to never be a slave again.
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Through all the hardships, Liza tried to stay strong. She had her best friend Julilly to help her along. She wouldn't let Julilly get down on herself. She told her to stay strong and never give up. Even with her bent back she was never going to give up on freedom. When Liza and Julilly lost Lester and Ben, Julilly and Liza never gave up. They were bound for the promise land and Liza was determined to never be a slave again.
Lester
Lester is a mulatto with speckly skin and angry eyes. He had a wife and one or two babies. He came from the Hensen plantation with Jullily and he learned how to read on the plantation. He was kind, strong, proud, stern, determined, and a leader. Lester led Jullily, Liza, and Adam to Mississippi until him and Adam got caught while hunting. He was very wise and he knew what to do; when to hunt, when to sleep and when to watch. He was very precise. He was kind, caring, supportive, and determined to survive.
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When Lester and Adam got to Canada, after escaping the slave catchers Lester got a job and made sure Liza and Julilly made it to Canada too. He was very trustworthy and would never give up on his friends.
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When Lester and Adam got to Canada, after escaping the slave catchers Lester got a job and made sure Liza and Julilly made it to Canada too. He was very trustworthy and would never give up on his friends.
Adam
Adam is a gentle, caring, sweet, kind, passionate, genuine person. He was softhearted and quiet. He grew up on the Hensen plantation with Julilly, Lester and Ben. At first, he was nervous to escape. He was scared to get caught and he was scared of the punishments he would have to face. But, he decided to try. He didn't want to be a slave, he wanted to be free. Free from being a slave. Adam stayed strong through all the hardships, but couldn't stay alive; he died in Canada after one day.
Mammy Sally
Mammy Sally is Julilly's mother. She got ripped from her daughter Julilly from nasty slave buyers while she was living on the Riley plantation. Julilly got sent off in one direction and she got sent in the other direction. She is very wise and caring. She said, "There's a place the slaves been whisperin' around called Canada. The law don't allow no slavery there. They say you follow the North Star, and when you step onto his land you are free..." Without Mammy Sally, Julilly would never had the courage to run away. Mammy Sally is very passionate, strong and determined.
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When Mammy Sally went to Canada, she worked in a kitchen in a hotel. She got payed and when Julilly and Liza got to freedom, Mammy Sally, Julilly and Liza lived in the one house. She offered Liza to stay with her and Julilly and they lived as a family.
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When Mammy Sally went to Canada, she worked in a kitchen in a hotel. She got payed and when Julilly and Liza got to freedom, Mammy Sally, Julilly and Liza lived in the one house. She offered Liza to stay with her and Julilly and they lived as a family.
Massa Sims
Massa Sims was a fat black man who led the slaves at the Riley plantation. He told the slaves what to do, what to eat, and where to sleep. He punished them when they didn't follow rules and when they didn't do what they were suppose to do. He whipped mostly cripples and the elderly. He was a nasty man. He had horrible characteristics. He was mean, dirty, racist and nasty. He pictured all the slaves as animals.
Massa Ross
Massa Ross was a brave man who helped Julilly, Liza, Lester and Adam to escape the Riley plantation. He was an Abolitionist who wanted to help slaves escape slavery. Massa Ross pretended he was a bird hunter and picked Adam and Lester to be his guide. With Adam and Lester's help, he helped the slaves escape from the plantation. Massa Ross got caught and put into jail. In Cincinnati, when Liza and Julilly got sent in a horse-drawn carriage Massa Ross met them again and sent them on a boat to Canada. Massa Ross was a huge part of the escape to Canada. He planned the whole thing and succeed. He got Liza, Julilly, and Lester to freedom.