Slave Girl Religion

Incidents in the life of a slave girl shows us the two different views that the two conflicted parties have on Christianity. Analyzing these two views shows us how rough it was back then and how slaves were ripped away their natural rights. Slave owners in this are shown as emotionless monsters whose views are just a façade. On the other hand, slaves are always tested and are shown to have a firm faith in God. These two distinct Faith in God clash against each other over and over throughout the book. Hypocrisy is believing in something one does not actually believe in; there are many examples of this happening throughout the book. The Slave Owners claim to be Christians who follow all Gods command like going to church, Reading the word, and praying. However, they don’t walk their talk since the treatment of the slaves is horrible and ungodly since in the bible there are many instances where the scripture says to treat others the way you want to be treated. The worst thing The Slave Owners do is use the bible to dignify their actions when the bible never (at least clearly) condone or condemn slavery. Slave owners were cowards who used their faith as a coat of paint to mask what truly went on in their life. …show more content…
Throughout the book, it has shown us that slaves have a belief or trust in the super natural. This is shown a lot throughout the book especially with Harriet whenever she thought she saw something. The slaves like their masters had their own church and what they did in there isn’t specified but it probably meant a lot to them since they were upset when it was taken down. Another key example is Harriet since she went through a lot and never cursed Gods name and she always asked him for guidance. Slavery was a difficult thing but what this book shows us is that the slaves knew how to pull through and keep their faith in