Due today 5 homework 100 words each.

Respond to 100 words minimum.

Part 1: 

 

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriett Beecher Stowe uses the character Augustine St. Clare to state a popularly held notion at the time that slavery is worse for the master than for the slave. I believe that there is two sides to every story so it was an eye opener to see this side of the story. I do see the slave owners side because in the story it states, “It is impossible to conceive of a human creature more wholly desolate and forlorn…” (Stowe 381) We are all humans and have emotions so things got complicated when the slave owners started to have feelings for the slaves or want to help and take care of them so that they will listen to the owner. The slave owners probably realized deep down in their hearts that they had to show a little respect to gain respect and that was hard to do during that era. There is a lot of other reasons that could have made it hard on the slave owners like for example, falling in love with the slave or wanting to actually take care of the slave like your own kid. “But stronger than all was maternal love, wrought into a paroxysm of frenzy by the near approach of a fearful danger.” (Stowe 381) The thought of all the work they had to do to own slaves was probably a full responsibly and some people probably didn’t have time for that. 

 

 

Part 2:

 

In “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs, one of the characters named Linda Brent faced some challenges and emotional abuse while living under Flints control. While reading the story the first example was when she says, “I let them pass, as if I did not understand what he meant; and many were the curses and threats bestowed on me for my stupidity. (Jacobs 406) Flint was mean to her and made fun of her because she did not know hot to read and would just make her look stupid by writing her notes and then her telling him that she cannot read. Linda tried sticking up for herself and told Flint that she was going to tell her Grandmother but then she stated, “He threatened me with death, and worse than death, if I made any complaint to her. (Jacobs 406) Flint was just so temperamental and rude towards Linda but surprisingly never hit her. Being mental abused is as worse as being physical abused. Linda was emotionally abused so bad that it made her say and think, “I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.” (Jacobs 406) After all the abuse I am surprised at how well she kept her composure. It takes a stronger person to take it in and let it go.

 

 

Works Cited

 

Jacobs, Harriet.  “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” The American Tradition in Literature. Vol. 2, 12th ed. Eds. George Perkins and Barbara Perkins. Boston: McGraw Hill. Creat eText.  http://create.mcgraw-hill.com.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher.  “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The American Tradition in Literature. Vol. 2, 12th ed. Eds. George Perkins and Barbara Perkins. Boston: McGraw Hill. Creat eText.  http://create.mcgraw-hill.com.