Harriet Tubman grew up as a slave in the 19th century. She then tried to escape a young girl and was hit in the head so hard to where she almost died, giving her narcolepsy and migraines the rest of her life. Later in life, she married John Tubman who was a free man although the marriage was not legally allowed for slaves. Tubman did not create the underground railroad but benefitted from it by using it as an escape route to help free slaves. She took multiple risky trips to save slaves which put a bounty on her for $40,000 to whoever captured her but made it out alive each time. This relates back to the poem because of the risk that Lizzie took to save Laura. While Laura was sick, Lizzie went to the goblins to purchase their fruit. She refused to eat it which caused the goblins to beat her. Lizzie sacrificed herself to the goblins for the chance at saving her sister. When the goblins left Lizzie, she immediately went home to Laura in bed begging her to lick the fruit off of her body in a chance to save her. Laura ate of the bitter fruit and then became young and well again. 

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