The Image Of Slavery

In the first chapter of the novel, Jacob's description of slavery seemed as though not everyone thought they were slaves. If you were lucky and your master was nice and your family members were hard workers then it almost felt like a normal life. Your parents worked so you could eat and they worked for somebody, at least that's what Linda Brent thought. She didn't know she was a slave until she was 6 years old. This image had such a great impact on her because as soon as her master died and she had to work for another man it all changed. In her new master's house it was apparent that she was a slave. She didn't have a relationship nor did she have the benefits in which she used to have. She was treated like a cat or dog whether then a human being. She had very little freedom in the way of a dog or cat being how she could only eat when the master gave her food and she didn't have a choice. She had limited breaks and could only do what she was told to. So far Jacobs has done a great job in telling the story and made it easier to become connected to the novel. He has made Linda Bret tell the story and we can understand more of where she is coming from and what she is going through. The two different views and perspectives of slavery that people had are very well demonstrated and shown in these first four chapters.