Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave, is Northup’s autobiography, where he generally describes the strong view of how freedom is not given for himself. Northup’s autobiography Twelve Years a Slave, has influenced the meaning of freedom. The book was published in 1853, the year when Northup was finally a freed man and went to reunite with his family in New York. Freedom means the state of being free. The book shows that freedom plays a significant part of his life and reveals how he is able to change and become a free man. Northup, born as a freed man in the North is taken away the South to become a slave. Being black in the South in 1853 has its disadvantage. In addition, Northup uses examples from other slaves to strengthen the theme of
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Eliza feels as though there is no chance of gaining freedom. For Eliza, she wants to break out from being a slave, “Freedom - freedom for herself and for her off-spring, for many years had been her cloud by day, her pillar of fire by night” (88). Eliza is hoping to get back the freedom she deserves for her and her offspring. During the time, slavery is a horrifying situation to deal with especially with a child. The disappointment that not all Blacks are able to achieve the freedom they deserve is what Northup wants to show. Even when Patsey realized that after she got whipped, she was longing for freedom. Patsey is hoping to get back to the state of freedom that all slaves deserves to receive. Patsey knew that far away, there is a land of freedom. Patsey’s view of slavery is society of slavery provides insight into what she experiences. She says, “Far away, to her fancy an immeasurable distance, she knew there was a land of freedom” (260). Patsey is still fighting for what she wants for herself and she looks beyond to hope that her goal is to escape from slavery. When other people are experiencing slavery, Eliza and Patsey are working towards their freedom. They will work hard in order to achieve the freedom they deserve by obeying slave owners in hope that things will change. Many individuals work hard to escape from slavery. Freedom is what many slaves strive to demonstrate to achieve their own rights and
Eliza feels as though there is no chance of gaining freedom. For Eliza, she wants to break out from being a slave, “Freedom - freedom for herself and for her off-spring, for many years had been her cloud by day, her pillar of fire by night” (88). Eliza is hoping to get back the freedom she deserves for her and her offspring. During the time, slavery is a horrifying situation to deal with especially with a child. The disappointment that not all Blacks are able to achieve the freedom they deserve is what Northup wants to show. Even when Patsey realized that after she got whipped, she was longing for freedom. Patsey is hoping to get back to the state of freedom that all slaves deserves to receive. Patsey knew that far away, there is a land of freedom. Patsey’s view of slavery is society of slavery provides insight into what she experiences. She says, “Far away, to her fancy an immeasurable distance, she knew there was a land of freedom” (260). Patsey is still fighting for what she wants for herself and she looks beyond to hope that her goal is to escape from slavery. When other people are experiencing slavery, Eliza and Patsey are working towards their freedom. They will work hard in order to achieve the freedom they deserve by obeying slave owners in hope that things will change. Many individuals work hard to escape from slavery. Freedom is what many slaves strive to demonstrate to achieve their own rights and