What effects does slavery still have on the characters in Gem of the Ocean, some forty years after its abolition? Why is this important?

What effects does slavery still have on the characters in Gem of the Ocean, some forty years after its abolition? Why is this important?

-Use at least two secondary sources in addition to the literary text you are analyzing.
-Secondary sources must be scholarly, not popular. -Include both in-text (or parenthetical) citations and a Works Cited page.