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The book "Day of Tears" is a book full of twist and turns, told by many different points of views. Emma is a slave to the Butler household. She takes care of Pierces', her master, daughters. Emma fears the day that is soon to come.. the day of the biggest auction. Her master, Pierce, has many debts he has to pay off so, he creates a huge auction. The auction took place on a stormy day in Savannah, Georgia. People from all around come to buy these hard working people. Emma feels the need to teach Pierces daughters to be good people. When Pieces daughters see Emma be sold they are heart broken. Will Emma be able to survive this horrible auction? Will all these other slaves being auctioned be separated from their families? 

This book seems to have many conflicts. Small or big, all these conflicts take a huge toll on Emma and those around her. They all pray to go to good people. Or at least people who won't mistreat them as much. All these slaves have a conflict with the society they live in. Everyone around them wants to buy them for their personal benefits, but what are the benefits for these slaves? Emma hears as the families are being sold. She hears how some of the people she worked with are being separated by their family. She's worried about what's going to happen to her. She's worried about the family she might go to.