Journal #3
A hero, is “a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character”. In Michael Apted's film Amazing Grace, this definition is substantially indicated through major characters in the film in showing their courageous acts towards ending slavery. The history of slavery started in 1916 with a Dutch ship that brought 20 African slaves ashore to the British colony of Jamestown,Virginia. In the 18th century, an estimated 6-7 million black slaves were imported to the new world, where male slaves mainly worked on tobacco, rice, and indigo plantations and women used for sexual exploitation. Modern slavery is just an umbrella term that encompasses sexual exploitation, labour exploitation, domestic servitude, forced marriage, forced …show more content…
In Amazing Grace, William Wilberforce profoundly exhibits his heroic characteristics throughout the film as he stops at nothing until there has been a change for the better. One quality that William has that contributes to the assembly of him becoming a hero, is his quality of believing in equal opportunity. William states “We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all.". The significance of this quote displaying parallels between the quotes and Williams quality of believing in equality, is that to not judge something based on your ideal appearances. In William saying this, he is implying that just because something or someone doesn't look the way you want them too, doesn't mean they are useless or hopeless. Everything has worth and everyone is equal; as we are all humans. A second characteristic William Wilberforce has that contributes to giving him a ‘heroic’ title, is his characteristic of perseverance. William pronounces “Never, never will we desist till we extinguish every trace
A hero, is “a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character”. In Michael Apted's film Amazing Grace, this definition is substantially indicated through major characters in the film in showing their courageous acts towards ending slavery. The history of slavery started in 1916 with a Dutch ship that brought 20 African slaves ashore to the British colony of Jamestown,Virginia. In the 18th century, an estimated 6-7 million black slaves were imported to the new world, where male slaves mainly worked on tobacco, rice, and indigo plantations and women used for sexual exploitation. Modern slavery is just an umbrella term that encompasses sexual exploitation, labour exploitation, domestic servitude, forced marriage, forced …show more content…
In Amazing Grace, William Wilberforce profoundly exhibits his heroic characteristics throughout the film as he stops at nothing until there has been a change for the better. One quality that William has that contributes to the assembly of him becoming a hero, is his quality of believing in equal opportunity. William states “We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all.". The significance of this quote displaying parallels between the quotes and Williams quality of believing in equality, is that to not judge something based on your ideal appearances. In William saying this, he is implying that just because something or someone doesn't look the way you want them too, doesn't mean they are useless or hopeless. Everything has worth and everyone is equal; as we are all humans. A second characteristic William Wilberforce has that contributes to giving him a ‘heroic’ title, is his characteristic of perseverance. William pronounces “Never, never will we desist till we extinguish every trace