They are natural disasters
What angers the townspeople the most when the king is
selling the Wilks’ slaves is that:
He
separates parents and children in the sale.
Separating the parents and children in the sale is a
strategy that they thought of to sell the slaves faster. However, the girls
found breaking up the family insensitive – which made them upset. There were
also a lot of the townspeople who disapproved at separating the families, but
the men were still firm on doing it.
I use to live in a house down by the river ?
I’m pretty sure A. not positive but pretty sure
