This might not fully answer your question but it might help.
I think students should be able to have their phones because they can use it for resources ( use examples from the text) and a way to stay connected with people they can’t talk to at certain times throughout the day. Teachers should trust their students even if they have their phone, but students shouldn’t be using them in the middle of class and to cheat. A solution is to have them turned off and stored away during tests and if they see a student using one in class when it’s not permitted, take it away. There are many ways for teachers to let their students have their own property while also making sure they are being respectful and are responsible with their teachers’ class time.
Answer:
It symbolically represents the power that Rufus had as Dana's master and the lingering effect that living under the white master's thumb had on enslaved people and their children.
Explanation:
Significantly, Dana seems to lose her arm because Rufus keeps hold of her wrist when she transports back to the present.
