Slavery strived long ago, where Africans were taken from their homes and sold to work on fields as servants and workers until they died. The slaves themselves went through the most painful experiences any human being could even think about. As slaves were to be obedient of their masters, some slaves decided that they would not live a life in these conditions so they started to resist the man in ways that slaves could do without losing their lives. In the television show, Underground, is shows the lives of slaves on a plantation and how they deal with the hardships in their day to day struggles. Out of all the characters, Noah, a blacksmith proves to be the most resilient character. Noah shows resistant when attempting to escape from the
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Noah has no choice but to include Cato in his plans to freedom (War Chest, WGN America, 2016). In the beginning, Cato happened to be the slave that had a position higher than the regular field slaves. He treated slaves under horrible as if he were the master. After spying on Noah from right when he returned he caught onto Noah’s plan and he too demanded to be included. This leaving Noah in a dangerous situation of being able to trust Cato. Being able to take a loss for the greater good is what Noah has to deal with. This making him resilient to the fact that Noah could have stressed about Cato or halted his plans but he continue to push through the struggles and keep holding his head …show more content…
He is seen running away from slave hunters as he tries to escape to the north (The Macon 7, WGN America 2016). The biggest threat to a slave’s life is trying to escape because when the slave hunters search for them the masters post their slaves for a reward alive or dead. Meaning that slave hunters can be just as harsh or more when trying to capture runaway slaves. Although Noah didn’t know where he was headed he was determined to find a way and help to get to the north to live a better life. This shows resistance because Noah could have been killed trying to leave the plantation and getting caught by the slave
Noah has no choice but to include Cato in his plans to freedom (War Chest, WGN America, 2016). In the beginning, Cato happened to be the slave that had a position higher than the regular field slaves. He treated slaves under horrible as if he were the master. After spying on Noah from right when he returned he caught onto Noah’s plan and he too demanded to be included. This leaving Noah in a dangerous situation of being able to trust Cato. Being able to take a loss for the greater good is what Noah has to deal with. This making him resilient to the fact that Noah could have stressed about Cato or halted his plans but he continue to push through the struggles and keep holding his head …show more content…
He is seen running away from slave hunters as he tries to escape to the north (The Macon 7, WGN America 2016). The biggest threat to a slave’s life is trying to escape because when the slave hunters search for them the masters post their slaves for a reward alive or dead. Meaning that slave hunters can be just as harsh or more when trying to capture runaway slaves. Although Noah didn’t know where he was headed he was determined to find a way and help to get to the north to live a better life. This shows resistance because Noah could have been killed trying to leave the plantation and getting caught by the slave