Cruelty places a crucial role in both the movie and in history of slavery, because most of the cruelty in both history and in the movie was whippings and sexual abuse. The movie accurately portrays cruelty because in the movie Solomon was forced to whip Patsey, slaves were being raped, and punishments for not following instructions were very cruel. Colonel Lloyd would beat his slaves with a whip and a cowskin. He would whip his slave until the blood ran fast down their backs. In the movie Patsey was forced to be whipped by Solomon because she wanted to take a bath. His master said whip her until her skin was split and red with lashes. During slavery many slaves were rapped by their masters and forced to reproduce. Many women slaves were never comfortable because they were always watching their back with fear. Patsey wanted Solomon to kill her because she felt as if she could not be at ease. The movie does accurately portray slavery due to the harsh cruelty that went on during the time of …show more content…
They worked all day long in the blazing hot sun and they never had a second to spare. Working conditions were very harsh towards the slaves; picking cotton all day or running errands. If the rain were to fall hard from the sky and thunder was crashing, no one was allowed to stop working. Even through the worst weather conditions of the South all adult slave must work unless it is a Sunday. The movie “12 Years a Slave” displays the working conditions very well by portraying the way the slaves were working in the fields picking cotton with their fingers all day long. Master Epps own Solomon and Patsey and would make them pick a certain amount of cotton or more. If you are unable to do so you will be punished by your master under his conditions. Slave’s working conditions were well portrayed in the movie “12 Years a