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FIGHT - Coggle Diagram
FIGHT
Slavery
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"You ain't no field nigger, but you still a nigger. Marse Rufe can get mad and make things mighty hard for you. "(150)
We can see how little power Black people have in general. Rufus says that things can get way harder for back people if their owners wanted to.
"The pain kept me awake; my own thoughts kept me awake. I caught myself wondering whether I would be sold to some passing trader this time... or next time..." (177).
- Dana seems to be in great anxiety about what would happen to her. She might be sold into slavery at any time.
- LIke Dana, other slaves had the same worries and distress while working for the plantation in US. They lived in great fear because they had no control over their lives.
Punishment
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"My side hurt, my mouth hurt, my face was still bleeding, but none of that was as bad as that whip."
''If i had a knife, I would surely have killed someone'' (176).
This shows that Dana is eager to kill Rufus. Even though she had never thought of killing a another human being it shows that one day Dana will kill Rufus.
- Rufus is physically hurting Dana which ensures that Rufus is just same as other white man.
Racism
Racial superiority
"educated nigger don't mean smart nigger, do it?" (175)
Weylin considers Dana as educated but not smart - Like how Weylin views Dana,
Tom white people have this stereotype about how black people aren't smart, especially during the Antebellum South. It's interesting that they didn't allow education for black slaves because of such stereotype.
Was it to just express white superiority? Were they afraid that educated black slaves would revolt against them? Tom Weylin hated Dana teaching Rufus how to read.