Character Analysis: Twelve Years A Slave

In Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup, Solomon resisted slavery by analyzing people, situations, the connection between God and slavery, and building connections.
Solomon's story begins with his account of his father Mintus Northrup which became a free slave after his master's death. His fathered raised Solomon and his brother with morals as well as their place in reference to God. Mintus Northrup helps Solomon develop a solid foundation to resist his capture and his enslavement by giving him the moral and ethical tools to analyze what is wrong and what is right. He then describes his capture and at first Solomon was pleased with his new "employment" and suspected nothing unusual. Then when his is bond in Washington he realizes he has been tricked by his new employers and recognizes the true lengths slave traders were willing to go to capture slaves. His analysis of his capture makes him believe that slavery came with the real lose of human integrity. This analysis of human integrity helps show the reader Solomon's moral character and how he thought on a high scale which could in part be credited to his father. He then goes on to describe the time he spent in …show more content…
His recognition of Eliza in his book helps the reader see his sympathy for her situation and what many slave mothers went through in that time. Solomon then tells of Freeman's Slave Pen and how he treats them like animals and the inhumane selling of slaves. His account of Eliza's son being sold as well as Eliza being sold help show the true monstrosity slavery was and how uncaring you have to be to buy and sell slaves. In this we see his analysis of how slavery is like a cancer for both blacks and whites. Solomons critical analysis of people and situations helps him resist slavery because he begins to form opinions of his own on the topics which is opposite to what slavery stands