Question

use the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom. Write journal entries describing the thoughts you would have, the difficulties you might run into, how you would try to handle those difficulties, the decisions you would have to make before leaving and along the way, the thoughts and feelings that would go into making those decisions, what makes those decisions difficult prezi

Answer 1

Dear Diary.

Thinking about my escape makes me nervous, scared, but hopeful. I know I need a good strategy to get away, because if I am captured, I will suffer the worst terrors imaginable. My main strategy is to run to escape during the night and dawn, as the environment is dark and this will make it difficult for anyone to see me. My movement will also be hampered by the lack of light, but this is a risk I was willing to take. During the day I will need to stay hidden and move very little because it will be easier for them to find me.

I also intend to avoid very busy roads and escape to more remote places with difficult access.

My biggest fear is not having enough physical strength to support this journey, for this reason, I have been collecting pieces of bread that I can eat to give me energy, until I reach a safe place, where I will be free.

My other fear is my psychological state. I know that I will be being hunted and for that reason, I fear that I will be very nervous and that I will be hindered by my own thoughts. For this reason, I have trained myself to think only about the taste of freedom and that I must risk everything to achieve it.