Answer: In 1840s Maryland, a slave state, Araminta "Minty" Ross is newly married to a freedman, John Tubman, but still a slave herself on the Brodess farm, along with her mother and sister, while two other sisters had been sold to another slave owner in the South. Her father, also a freedman, approaches Mr. Brodess about her freedom, as Brodess's own great-grandfather had agreed to free Minty's mother, Harriet "Rit" Ross, and her family when she turned 45. Even though Rit is now 57, Mr. Brodess insists they will always be slaves, and tears up the letter from a lawyer John had hired. Brodess's adult son Gideon mocks Minty for praying for God to take Mr. Brodess, saying God does not care about the prayers of slaves. Mr. Brodess dies shortly afterward, alarming Gideon, who decides to sell Minty as punishment. Minty, who suffers "spells" since being struck in the head as a girl, has a vision of herself escaping to freedom, and she decides to run.
The summary of the main plot describing the events is that Ross was a slave who sought freedom.
It should be noted that summary simply means the concise statement given about a particular information.
In this case, Ross was a slave who sought her master for her freedom. This guy her sad and she was told by her brother that God doesn't care about them. She eventually ran away to be free.
Learn more about summary on:
https://brainly.com/question/24858866
