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I agree with Mitch, I was surprised by the idea that a slave could make their own money, to the point that they could buy their own freedom. At first I was confused as to why a slave master would agree to letting their slave buy their freedom, but after some thought it seems logical. If the slave gives them enough money then the slave owner can buy another slave with that profit. Their next slave will likely be stronger because they won't have been worked so hard.
I agree with everyone that I was appalled by the way that the slaves were treated by their owners. As I said in class, they were treated worse than animals. You would never violently whip a cow to the point where its limbs are swollen, and then expect it to plow a field the next day. Yet, this is what the slave owners expected from their slaves. In saying this, there has been debate about it being the cultural norm, and it is true that this is what many of the slave owners would have been raised to do all of their life. This was definitely the norm for the time era, but Mary Prince talks about how different slave owners treated her differently. I'm curious if people would discuss how they treated their slaves, and if people that were meaner to their slaves were glorified, or looked down upon. …show more content…
I recently read a quote that said "Your body can do almost anything. It's just your mind that you have to convince." I admire Mary Prince and her desire to continue living even though she was brutally beaten countless times. She must have been a very strong woman to continue living and not giving
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