“The Bondwoman’s Narrative” is a heart-touching, incredibly real life, autobiography that teaches readers many aspects of the life of a slave. The three most prominent include the amount of oppression slaves face as well as the fear that they live in, the difficulty maintaining an escape, and the role faith plays in a slave’s life. Hannah is a preeminent example of how slaves are taken away from their families, are deprived of education, forced to do manual labor, and are considered property of their masters. She also faces difficulty in maintaining her escape as she and her mistress run out of food and money immediately, were caught, brought to different places, and sold to owners. In addition, throughout her journey for freedom, Hannah depended on her religion and trust in God to give here the confidence and motivation to carry-out her escape.
Throughout this book it is evident that slavery causes people extreme oppression and restriction, and Hannah feels this deeply. Hannah is a young slave on a North Carolina plantation, who rarely complains, yet lives a terrible life. She is …show more content…
As she is sold to a multitude of different owners and placed in inconsistent homes, environments, and tough situations. Her only hope is to pray and rely on God for everything to be okay. For slaves, religion can be a tough subject because depending on the owner, religion can either harm you or help you. In Hannah’s case, faith and her religion are what truly allowed her to be successful in her escape. Born into slavery, many people like Hannah immediately lose hope and faith of ever escaping. Throughout her journey she never gave up faith despite the tough challenges she faced. Whenever she felt uncertain or was in a tough position, she always knew that God was there and that everything happens for a reason. She turned to God whenever she lost hope and her faith played a vital part in her successful
Throughout this book it is evident that slavery causes people extreme oppression and restriction, and Hannah feels this deeply. Hannah is a young slave on a North Carolina plantation, who rarely complains, yet lives a terrible life. She is …show more content…
As she is sold to a multitude of different owners and placed in inconsistent homes, environments, and tough situations. Her only hope is to pray and rely on God for everything to be okay. For slaves, religion can be a tough subject because depending on the owner, religion can either harm you or help you. In Hannah’s case, faith and her religion are what truly allowed her to be successful in her escape. Born into slavery, many people like Hannah immediately lose hope and faith of ever escaping. Throughout her journey she never gave up faith despite the tough challenges she faced. Whenever she felt uncertain or was in a tough position, she always knew that God was there and that everything happens for a reason. She turned to God whenever she lost hope and her faith played a vital part in her successful