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Content Enable editor Use plain text Code entry The opening chapter of Mose must set the stage for Suleiman's journey as well as the entire book and climax. The entire book is framed around power and faith. Su quickly learns that education brings power, but hits a ceiling of human endorsement, where he fails. He eventually has to settle for God's grace. In this chapter, Su is treated by slaves as a natural leader because he learns fast (like Josh). He encourages them to learn each other's language, work together toward freedom, and have nothing to do with the African slave catchers that get enslaved. Then he is treated by the English as a trustworthy slave. His owner sends him to town on errands and to earn extra money. A woman tied to a stack for conspiracy screams she is innocent and blames Su. Father Le Jau comes to his defense and endorses him as the most trustworthy slave in Charleston. The traders take that endorsement and hire Su to manage the horses on their envoy to the Yamasee. When the Yamasee rebel, he does not remain loyal to the English, but rather escapes with the Yamasee. With the Yamasee, he earns their respect as a trusted warrior, but eventually, he seeks human-endorsed freedom through the Spanish.

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