[Jedi Master Pikachu]

• "was owned by the Pringle family"
• "Ike took on the name of his owners"
• "At an early age he was given to the grandson of the family, Frank Pringle."
• "to serve his owner"

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  Boy, the author sure seems to go out of his way to drive home that Ike Pringle was treated as property. Doesn't use 'master' once, substituting in "owner" instead.

  Interesting fellow. Obviously, he was respected in some way. Especially poignant is that Mississippi gave him a pension only around half a century before it was labeled one of the most racist states in the Union.

[Non-Sequitur]

Doesn't use 'master' once, substituting in "owner" instead.

And the difference is?

[gracesdad]

I’m not sure I see a difference. He was most definitely Ike’s owner.