Loss Of Humanity In Denver's And Beloved
In the midst of the madness of more of Sethe’s, Denver’s and Beloved’s back story, the reader quickly sees a different side of the slave owner. He talks about how owning slaves is a responsibility and something to be taken seriously. Most slave owners do not have that kind of mentality, but this one knows that they have to be treated like people if you want them to be successful and useful to you. The line “ you can’t just mishandle creatures and expect success.” goes with how they physically and mentally treat the slaves. Not only will you hurt the slave beyond use if you constantly beat him or her, but if they are mishandled mentally they will break down and lose their humanity. In this scene people are losing their humanity due to the