Week Two: Escape and Uncertainty
Chapters 6–10
Wash’s world changes dramatically as tensions on the plantation force him and Titch to flee Barbados. Their daring escape in Titch’s experimental flying machine carries Wash into a world he has never imagined—one beyond the plantation but still filled with danger and uncertainty. As they travel north toward freedom, Wash experiences both wonder and fear, realizing that leaving slavery does not immediately bring safety or belonging. These chapters highlight Wash’s courage, curiosity, and growing awareness that the wider world holds both possibility and risk.