47 by Walter Mosley5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Reviewed by Anthony Pettrone (age 14) for Reader Views (5/07) Mosley was able to build into his story while upholding timeless human values as a contrast. I'm sure every reader feels tugged in both directions at the same time. and someone you only feel an obligation towards. The book sets up terrific ethical conflicts such as choosing between saving oneself and saving someone else who you love. ![]() Mosley heads off that risk by adding a science fiction character, Tall John, from another part of the universe who needs to learn about the realities of slavery while 47 (the unnamed slave who had his number branded into his shoulder) learns about the world beyond his plantation. It would be easy for those who read the book's opening to focus on old wrongs rather than valuing freedom to choose. be a free person who makes good moral judgments and does the right thing even under the worst circumstances. It's Uncle Tom's Cabin for the 21st century with a different message, be neither master nor slave. ![]() Making Slavery and Freedom Real Through Historical Fiction and Science FictionĤ7 is a delicate work that will make anyone identify with being a slave in pre-Civil War Georgia. ![]()
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