Nat Turner Character Analysis

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Nat Turner is an African-American slave who works for Turner’s family. He is given the ability how to read well. Nat is different from the other because he has different perspective about being equal in the name of God. Nat who has been watching injustice in his life decided to fight white people in order to make an agreement about equal right. Nat realizes that in every pages of bible, God does not teach everyone to distinguish His creature. Nat is a kind, magnanimous and highly noble with the others. He loves his family and appreciates his work although he works as a slave. Nat turner is the major character and the protagonist character in the movie. From the movie, the reader can see how Nat is care, calm and quiet person. The way Nat

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