George Fitzhugh was a pro-slavery advocate that called on his audience to understand that slavery was necessary to maintain order and harmony in American society. Fitzhugh strengths his argument through his use of mythological and historical allusion. His use of mythological allusion is seen when he compares slaves to“young Herculeses born with teeth” and abolitionists as “ Serpents who attempt to strangle them in the cradle” (Fitzhugh 366). Through his reference to the myth of Hercules, Fitzhugh tries to transmit the idea that slaves were safe in their environment until abolitionists decided to intervene. By portraying it as so, he is trying to get abolitionists to leave slavery alone. Also, he illustrates abolitionists in a negative manner
