Slave Narratives 2
I read part of the slave narrative written by (and about) Annie L. Burton. When she was describing what life as a slave was like on the plantation, she talked about everything from the food that she ate to the clothing she wore. The following line made me realize how we take things for granted today…
”I never knew what shoes were until I got big enough to earn them myself.”
The fact that not only did she not have shoes, but she also had no idea what they were is really sad. It shows that especially as a child, the slaves were hardly given anything at all. This makes me realize even more that slavery was really not a just thing, and that the horrible ways slaves were treated must have been a huge motivation for Huck to help Jim escape. This narrative shows that it was so bad that Huck could stop listening to what society said about slavery and go with what he thought was right. Things like this that motivated Huck must have also motivated Twain to write the book and help to expose the real sides of slavery. There are probably a lot of characteristics in common between Twain and Huck.
