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Elizabeth Barton Character Analysis

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Character Mary Elizabeth Barton Mom Bertha ma Dad Thomas pa Sweat dripped of my face as I ran to the house kicking up dirt from the path with every step .so many thoughts swirled in my mind as I ran the short distance to the old wooden house .almost there I whispered under my breath knowing the news i knew was worth the distance .i flung open the door with the little energy I had left and ran to the back door , for it was dusk and my ma would be picking the vegetables we had worked so hard to grow .my mother stood up and brushed the dirt of her thin figure and walked over to me with worry in her eyes just as if she knew the news .we had heard the news before of this act that stated we had to pay for paper and bills ,everyone tried so hard to fight for it would effect everyone .but today November 1,1765 it was put into effect .my family dreaded that this act would really happen for my father was a merchant , and he always brought home furs and exotic merchandise . …show more content…

Word spread quickly through the little colony of Virginia and my father returned home from selling 3 fox skin from his latest trip , he sat down already heard the news and slowly said 12pence as a tax for those skins Bertha , Image how much we're losing in 4 months, it was clear that he didn't let another thought into his mind on his way home for he was serious about this subject, and you could hear it in his tone . Calm down Thomas my mother said . We will be just fine , know won't we ? Yes, my father answered , knowing she asked the question just for reassurance for me to know we were

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