Summary Of Wilberforce's Terminal Values

Wilberforce’s terminal value was to be fair and equal and stand up for what is right and ending slavery in Britain. Terminal values are the goals and values that we see ourselves to have idea in the future. Wilberforce sees himself as fair-minded and reasonable. He has nightmares when sleeping in his cousin Harry’s house, in his dreams, he is haunted by the parliament men that abandoned voting to see a comedy play. In another scene, he hallucinates and sees a slave in the mirror, when he turns around it is just the fireplace. Wilberforce feels guilty that he could not save the slaves, and this speaks to his morals and values as a fair and equal person. In another example, he orders his cook to prepare meals for the people that come to the door, so that period the kitchen is …show more content…
Wilberforce went to the preacher, who used to manage slave ships and made the song amazing grace, to ask for advice. Wilberforce remembered that the preacher told him he saw ghosts. The preacher cannot stand to mention slaves without having memories of all the awful actions he has done, but he is confident that Wilberforce can stop the slave trade and build the world a better place.
I enjoyed the film because it shows that all human beings need help regardless of wealth or skin color. It questions people’s ability to understand that something is wrong and need to change. I already have background information on slavery, but only American slavery and not how Great Britain was involved. I, also, learned that slaves were chained to the wrists, legs, and neck to prevent them jumping off the board the slave ships. I also learned that the meaning of the amazing grace had ties with slavery.
Wilberforce is admirable because he is determined that he can make a difference in British history involving the slave trade. Wilberforce was not greedy and does not want to hang on to the slave trade with the money like Britain