The Characters Of Master Eps By Edwin Epp

Bass came to do some work for Epps. Bass was from canada, he had very different views on slavery than that of Epps, he thought slavery was wrong and unlawful: “I tell you what it is, Epps, said Bass, “it's all wrong-all wrong, sir-there's no justice nor righteousness in it. I wouldn't own a slave if I was rich as Croesus, which I am not, as is perfectly well understood, more particularly among my creditors. But this question of slavery; what right have you to your niggers when you come down to the point”(Northup pg. 178)? Northrup overheard the conversation between Bass and Epps, he was happy to know Bass was against slavery. The knowledge of this gave Northrup the courage to tell Bass the truth about his past, how he is a free man from New York city. Northrup asked Bass if he would write a letter to his friends in the North, and tell them what happened to him. He hoped if his friends got word of his situation they would be able to help him back to freedom. Bass agreed to Northrup's request with great courage, for if anyone found out Bass could be murdered along with

Northup entails his early sufferings as something that is utterly impossible to describe with words. For instance, when Northup was deceived and unjustly kidnapped by slave traders, he ‘prayed for mercy, but his prayer was only answered with imprecations and with stripes’. While he has adopted the biblical values in 19th century, his religious faith and hopes were subsequently obliterated by slaveholders. His biblical faiths were supposed to console him even when he is experiencing the ‘burning agonies of hell’, but ironically his sincerity towards Christianity was answered with further pain and misery. This conjures up a vivid image that regardless of his spoken or unspoken actions, he was put into the abject condition and inevitably faced wicked actions of slaveholders. In a

When thinking about people in powerful positions, you often think about the people who were overrun with their power and were awful leaders. People who own slaves are kind of the same way. For example, in the narrative, Douglass mentions one of his mistresses, Mrs. Auld. When he meets her, it's nothing but positive and happy things. She gets caught teaching him how to read and then she does a complete 180 and becomes meaner than her husband. This is a perfect example of someone having too much power for them to handle.

Mr. Douglass had many experiences during his time enslaved that would have been typical for a Southern slave. His early childhood was like most Southern slaves in multiple ways. The master and slave relationship was designed to make slaves feel “… broken in body, mind and spirit” (Douglass, 74). Like all slaves, Mr. Douglass and his fellow slaves “were all ranked together at the valuation. Men and woman, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep and swine. There were horses and men, cattle and women, pigs and children, all holding the same rank in the scale of being, and were all subjected to the same narrow examination” (Douglass, 58). Furthermore, in order to perpetuate a system of inequality slave families would be treated differently than white families. For example, to “hinder development of the child’s affection toward its mother, and to blunt and destroy the natural affection” (Douglass, 20). Slave masters

It was a hard scene to watch, and was hard to watch Edwin repeatedly whoop a naked Patsey and see her crying and in a lot of pain. It was even harder to see Edwin’s face and to see how much strength he was putting into whipping Patsey. The website U.S. History Scene said that, “Patsey’s story represented the brutality of slavery experienced by bondswomen” (Lieblich 1). The film portrayed the “brutality of slavery” in a historically accurate way by showing the slave owners beating their slaves and treating them terribly. “At the hands of white men, Northup made clear, black women were sexually and physically exploited with impunity during slavery. The normalization of sexual exploitation of slave women reflected the racist perceptions and stigmatization of black women” (Lieblich, 1). This shows the realism of the film during the scene where Edwin rapes Patsey. It was not an easy scene to watch, but it depicted the historical accuracy of the times by showing the “sexual exploitation of slave women” especially black slave women (Lieblich,

The act of violence also contributes to the dehumanization and the “breaking down” of the slaves. Slaves were beaten, and whipped daily, subjected to cruel torture. Northup describes these acts of violence in his narrative very vividly.

The fact that both Northup and Douglass physically fought against their masters was an achievement in terms of rebelling against the oppressive system of slavery. The punishment for raising a hand against their own master was a death penalty to the slave. However, both Northup and Douglass, in full acknowledgement of the consequences that may follow, still decided to fight against their masters. Angered by the unjustified whipping that was going to befall him by the hands of Mr. Tibeats, Northup wrote: “My fear changed to anger, and before he reached me I had made up my mind fully not to be whipped, let the result be

It’s been a long day, so hopefully writing some things down will help to clear my mind. This morning we arrived at Epps plantation, I hoped it would be an improvement in comparison to the cruelty of Tibeats. However he proved to be even more inhumane, he provided us all with sack for the cotton picking season and told us about his principles of behaviour. If we don’t obey him, we will be beaten with many stripes. This thought of starting every day with fear makes me wonder what will happen with my dignity for all humanity.

Northup found it necessary to do so when a slave dealer told him he was a slave. After his slave dealer rejected the fact that he was free, Northup explains, “I was no man’s slave, and insisted upon his taking off my chains at once,” (Northup 17). Northup refuses to fall into the slave dealer’s lies knowing that if he did not try there would be no way in succeeding. Throughout the book he continues to stand up for himself and his other workers, refusing to follow the orders of his overseers. Similarly, Douglass was not the most obedient slave either. Upon being sent to Mr. Covey, a man known for breaking in slaves, he did not come to best terms with him. One morning as Douglass was called in to feed the horses Mr. Covey followed along with a whip. Douglass anticipating what would happen, sprung onto Mr. Covey, engaging in a wrestle with him. Mr. Covey asks if he meant to resist and Douglass replies, “I did, come what might; that he had used me like a brute for 6 months, and that I was determined to be used so no longer,” (Douglass 42). Douglass, who was tired of being treated this way decides to stand up against his master. He even goes as far as to attack him, though Douglass had full knowledge of the severe consequences. Being aware of what masters could do to slaves, both Douglass and Northup refused to be treated that way.They

Both his white owner and his white protector have caused Northup to suffer unnecessarily something that will have in the back of his mind. Tibeats, of course is cruel but Chapin is negligent in his part. In the heat of the day and the physical torment, Northup’s thoughts wander to the argument that southern blacks were happy in their servitude. None of the southern slaves fed and whipped by his owner Northup says in his agony, is more content than a free black man in the North. Northup also uses this chapter as an opportunity to shame the corrupted southern legal system that denied basic civil rights to its black citizens. If Tibeat would’ve killed Northup no slave would be able to testify against Tibeat. This injustice is another of the

to work in sugarcane plantations. Solomon was put in charge of a gang of up to 100 slaves for three years. The only time the slaves got off on Epps’ plantation was three days around Christmas. One plantation in the area hosted a celebration for all the slaves from the surrounding area. Solomon was called upon to play his violin at the celebration. The celebrations were usually happy and everyone looked nice and there were even marriages, but it only existed for three days of the year. Solomon became a driver on Epps’ plantation. Drivers were black slaves who helped the white overseer and were forced to whip some of the slaves in their gang. Solomon was very reluctant to do this but still did it without letting up when Epps was around. If Epps

"...What impact did your father not being there have on your childhood?"(The "Other" Wes Moore -Part I: Fathers and Angels - pg. 4) This question is what connected me to the novel. The "author" Wes began the story of his and the "other " Wes's memories of their fathers. This explains how and why they grew up fatherless. Wes " the author" recalls only have two memories of his father one was when his father had a talk with him after he punched his sister Nikki and the other one was the day his father passed away. The "author" Wes father didn't choose to leave, unlike the "other Wes's father, which he never met until years later. I related to this chapter a lot, I too was raised by a single mother but my story is just a tad different. My family

A Story that is sad and sickening in its own way, The way Solomon had been treated and sold into slavery was terrifying the first time you read through it. As I talk about Solomon's life in slavery, The underground railroad, and the Civil War, this is a short essay on the horrors of what people have gone through before.

Making it impossible for slaves to for a family, is not the only way that masters mistreated their slaves. Slaves were treated as animals or a piece of property. Epps looked at all colored man, "not at human being, but as a chatter personal, as mere live property, no better, except in value, than his mule or dot" . Angelina Grimke talks about daily abuse that slaves had to face. They were called names such as, fools, liars, sluts, husseys, good-for-nothing creatures and many more. She adds that "every natural and social feeling and affection are violated with indifference [by masters]; slaves are treated as through they did not possess them" .

Slavery has held good men like Jim captive in society. Slaves are not given any of the rights that the white people receive and have virtually no freedom. Men like Pap, being on a lower scale than most of the other white folk as he may be, his views do accurately depict and even parallel those of the average white person at the time. Pap is disgusted with the government and wont stand for the fact that they give the