Compare And Contrast Jeffrey And Harris

Back during slavery times, there weren't very many chances for happiness or escaping if you were a slave. If you did escape, it would have been extremely difficult. Two men by the names of Jeffrey and Harris learned this the hard way. Harris and Jeffrey were two slaves with two different stories. Jeffrey was being sold along with his love of his life. He begged his new owner to buy her too but a problem came up. Harris was a slave escaping to his freedom alongside his friends. They were found and took away until Harris escaped. They are similar since they were both slaves, determined, risk takers, brave, and both had a plot twist in their story. They contrasted since Jeffrey failed at his goal, but Harris succeeded. These two characters …show more content…
Firstly, Jeffrey and Harris had totally different goals during the text. Harris wanted to escape from slavery, while Jeffrey wanted the love of his life, Dorcas, to be sold to the same owner that he was bought by. In the text about Jeffrey, it states, "He finds out his new-master; and' hat in hand, the big tears standing in his eyes, and his voice trembling with emotion, he stands before that master and tells his simple story, praying that his betrothed may be bought with him." Although Harris succeeded in his goal, Jeffrey wasn't as lucky. Also, a clear difference between Harris and Jeffrey was that Jeffrey was very selfless but Harris was the complete opposite. In the text about Jeffrey, he talks about the love of his life, but in Harris's story he only thinks about himself and getting out of slavery. In the story about Jeffrey, he fights to be able to stay with his girlfriend. In the text about Harris, it talks about his fight for being able to be free from slavery. Another obvious difference between the two men is their loyalness to their owner. Jeffrey was very loyal to his owner and never tried to escape, while Harris ran away from his owner. These two characters are completely