Hiram dreams about leaving the “coffin of the deep South” for good and saving those dear to him. This is not warm, paternal love as Hiram hopes, but rather a calculated decision on part of his father. Hiram is a bright boy with a fantastic memory and his father, the owner of the plantation, sees his potential and decides to take Hiram to live in his house. Having almost no memory of his mother, Hiram is raised by Thena, who had experienced the pain of seeing her own children and husband being sold off. When Hiram was still a small boy, his mother is sold off along with many other slaves who are sent Natchez way. Summary: Hiram and his mother lived on the Lockness plantation in Virginia.
The book gives great insight into the psychology of slave owners and the horrors of slavery.
I became a huge fan of Coates’ writing after reading “Between the World and Me”, so I could not miss “The Water Dancer”.
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