What personal traits did young Belle possess which helped her cope with slavery? Did she possess any less-than-admirable traits, in your opinion?
             Elle, even at her early age was aware of what was happening o the society, much more to her family. Her father died early and she, her siblings and her mom were left to tend for themselves. They had to continue living as a slave of Charles Ardinburgh, and then later on she was forced to serve her new owners who had treated her so badly (Bernard, 1990). Belle kept her silence but she had been taking notes of what was happening with most of the women. She had been very earnest in helping others in her own little ways. She had been very inquisitive and curious as to what was really happening, why it happened and how can it be possibly changed. She was very optimistic, even at her early age that time would come that she would be able to somehow change their current status. She had also used prayers to be able to cope with the pain of the beatings that she had been receiving from her 'owners'.
             These are just some of the attributes that Belle possessed even while she was very young. These are the attributes that kept her going despite the harshness of slavery period. Cleary, as a very young girl who became aware of the real happenings of the world earlier than anybody else, Belle did not have any less-than-admirable traits. What she had were all very commendable and enough proofs of her ability to become a leader of her time.
             Evaluate Jacqueline Bernard's assertion that Belle was "a young woman alone in both the white and black worlds."
             Jacqueline Bernard's statement that Belle was a "young woman alone in both the white and black worlds" is true (Bernard, 1990). She was a black woman but she had worked with some whites. She had helped both the blacks and the whites in dealing with their own pain and sufferings. Belle had pursued her vision of lifting slav...