Slavery
No human being desires to be held and serves others against their will. Everyone is born freely, and to take their freedom away can never be justified – whether is upon race, sex, personal values ect. Since the beginning of time, slaves have always suffered. They were force to hard labors, to different religions and to others values. They are expected to please others and to do so without complaining, arguing and replying back. Although slavery is difficult for any man being subtracted into this situation, it is much harder when the person – who has to be submissive to another – is a woman.
Long before our modern world, the woman was always expected to serve the man. This was the main duty: taking care of the man’s needs. She was expected to provide him a strong progeny, to cook for him, to clean his house, to assure that his life would be easy. Generally, since it was their main duty, many women exercise their task with pride, because they consider the men as their governors. Although these women were in perfect accord with this life, they were considered like any women slaves. This is where my main title comes in question. Is being woman synonym for slave? Being a slave is to act for the well-being of another. Therefore, these women were living for others and not for themselves. These women were not able to express themselves freely. They were always over-shadowed by the men’power. Therefore, was this slavery or not? In our modern society, we are still expected to fulfill the main duty that still hasn’t been changed over the years. We are blinded by the changes for woman freedom and we are unable to notice that from generation to generation, we are still going the same path as our ancestors. What does our title – woman – means? From experiences, over times, being a woman signifies to facilitate the lives of others especially “men “.
In order to analyze woman slavery in a general light, I decided to read two books that are based on that matter. The first book is Beloved, written by Toni Morrison. This book deeply provides many details about the lives of some African-American women who endured and escaped the slavery. Through the lives of these women, Sethe and Denver, the readers truly experience the difficulty of being a woman and a slave. They will also experience the feeling of feeling violated physically and mentally as a woman. Through this book, I will be able to compare the slaved woman and the free woman. The second book is The President’s Daughter written by Barbara Chase- Ribound. This book has more historical contents in it because the main characters are the daughters – not legal – of the former president of America, Thomas Jefferson. Through this book, the readers will realized what it really means to be a woman. Through the evaluation of these books, I will analyze the slavery women endured and hopefully find an answer to my question.
No human being desires to be held and serves others against their will. Everyone is born freely, and to take their freedom away can never be justified – whether is upon race, sex, personal values ect. Since the beginning of time, slaves have always suffered. They were force to hard labors, to different religions and to others values. They are expected to please others and to do so without complaining, arguing and replying back. Although slavery is difficult for any man being subtracted into this situation, it is much harder when the person – who has to be submissive to another – is a woman.
Long before our modern world, the woman was always expected to serve the man. This was the main duty: taking care of the man’s needs. She was expected to provide him a strong progeny, to cook for him, to clean his house, to assure that his life would be easy. Generally, since it was their main duty, many women exercise their task with pride, because they consider the men as their governors. Although these women were in perfect accord with this life, they were considered like any women slaves. This is where my main title comes in question. Is being woman synonym for slave? Being a slave is to act for the well-being of another. Therefore, these women were living for others and not for themselves. These women were not able to express themselves freely. They were always over-shadowed by the men’power. Therefore, was this slavery or not? In our modern society, we are still expected to fulfill the main duty that still hasn’t been changed over the years. We are blinded by the changes for woman freedom and we are unable to notice that from generation to generation, we are still going the same path as our ancestors. What does our title – woman – means? From experiences, over times, being a woman signifies to facilitate the lives of others especially “men “.
In order to analyze woman slavery in a general light, I decided to read two books that are based on that matter. The first book is Beloved, written by Toni Morrison. This book deeply provides many details about the lives of some African-American women who endured and escaped the slavery. Through the lives of these women, Sethe and Denver, the readers truly experience the difficulty of being a woman and a slave. They will also experience the feeling of feeling violated physically and mentally as a woman. Through this book, I will be able to compare the slaved woman and the free woman. The second book is The President’s Daughter written by Barbara Chase- Ribound. This book has more historical contents in it because the main characters are the daughters – not legal – of the former president of America, Thomas Jefferson. Through this book, the readers will realized what it really means to be a woman. Through the evaluation of these books, I will analyze the slavery women endured and hopefully find an answer to my question.
Nice job. Good introduction to your study. Looking forward to reading more. 16 pts.
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