In the novel Pankration a demanding boy, Nicasylus changed from a person that couldn’t care less about slaves to someone that knows what friendships and relationships are and how to love someone after becoming a slave himself. In the beginning of the book Nic’s attitude to slaves was very disrespectful and bad, when the slaves were dying at Athens he said “Anyway a few slaves dying wasn't the end of the world. His step-father could just buy some more.” He just thought they were replaceable objects, not human beings. Until being sold into slavery himself Nic’s attitude changed as he had to be a slave and do work as a goat herder. Nic’s thoughts changed to slaves he had thoughts like “It was the worst kind of shame, to be sold like an animal.”
