<u>2 quotes in chapter 12 and 13 of Lyddie that show she is not free:</u>
"Lyddie is a book authored by Katherine Peterson. This is a book about a girl Lyddie and her personal growth. The quotes that shows Lyddie is not free are:
<u>Chapter 12 which is about, ‘I will not be a slave’</u>
Quote: As the girls kept talking, Betsy began to sing:
""Oh! Isn't it a pity such a pretty girl as I
Should be sent to the factory to pine away and die?
Oh! I cannot be a slave,
I will not be a slave,
For I'm so fond of liberty
That I cannot be a slave!""
After Betsy finished singing Lyddie called out, ""I ain't a slave! I ain't a slave!""
<u>Explanation:</u>
The girls agreed that they weren't slaves, but that with how hard they were working and how little they were being paid they didn't feel much better than one. The substance of Chapter 12 is that Lyddie got a letter from her mom saying they need more cash and the demise of her younger sibling, Agne. Lyddie works more earnestly to profit for the family. Betsy continued demanding that they are slave. She urgently need to rake in boatloads of cash in the brutal state of the work.
<u>Chapter 13 which is about Speed up:</u>
Quote: As the days went on in the factory, the speed of the looms continued to increase . But, no matter how fast they went Lyddie was somehow able to keep up. She did so well with her two and then three looms that Mr. Marsden gave her a fourth. Once she had the fourth loom Lyddie was so busy that she barely noticed anyone or anything around her. All she did was work and eat and then go back to working.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Lyddie composes a letter home to her family clarifying her victories, difficult work, and endeavors to take care of the entirety of the family obligation. Amelia leaves the factory. Lyddie must now train a new worker, an Irish immigrant girl named Brigid. Lyddie is not happy about having to do this. She'd rather be working at her own looms.