A. in the book "chains" by laurie halse anderson what does isabel mean when she says "was chained between two nation" on page 182 and the several other references throughout the novel

b. how is the word "chain" used as an antonym to the word freedom

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I think that there can be a couple of ways to interpret this.  The first would be that on the most literal level, Isabel is chained to the Loyalist home of the Lock tons.  Being Loyalists, this is one nation to which Isabel is physically chained because she is a slave in their home

Explanation:

This was a group of people running a network called the Underground Railroad. They smuggled African-Americans into free states (including Kansas) and Canada during the late 1700s.