Comparing Abolitionism In Rochester 'And A Midnight Arrival'

The two passages “Abolitionism in Rochester” and “A Midnight Arrival” both portray similarities and differences even though they discuss the same headline, Slavery throughout the Underground Railroad. As one should know, slavery was never an unjust nor respectful act from no one’s perspective at the time. Slavery was merely a way to force people towards the bottom of a social ladder to do labor or face persecution. The Underground Railroad was a pathway to freedom for the slaves, ran and surveillance by slaves willing to sacrifice to save more slaves. As one can see, even though they were physically tortured they still care for others and that I used the word “slave” a lot in that last sentence. These were all facts used in the two passages, however, “Abolitionism in Rochester” and “A Midnight Arrival” need to be compared and contrasted.
The two passages displayed some hardships of fugitive slaves who used the Underground Railroad. The fact that …show more content…
“Abolitionism in Rochester” talks about real events and real people, however, “A Midnight Arrival” discusses real events that do not correlate with the people in the passage because they are merely imaginary. In conclusion, “Abolitionism in Rochester” is a more accurate piece of writing data which can be used to form a more reliable essay and quotes like this one, however not much for “A Midnight Arrival”.
To summarize the two passages, “Abolitionism in Rochester” is a passage that discusses slavery, the Underground Railroad and more accurate and factual than a similar passage “A Midnight Arrival”. However, “A Midnight Arrival” is a passage about slavery, the Underground Railroad and it is fictional around real events, may not be more quote-worthy than “Abolitionism in Rochester” but it is still totally worth a good