Solomon Northup

any regard to their rights. This is seen at the beginning of the film when our main character, Solomon Northup, is drugged and taken away from his family, only to be taken to the South where he would be auction as a slave. The hardships and assaults that a slave would face after being taken to the South are not spared by the camera. Patsey, an enslaved African-American slave in the same plantations Solomon, is assaulted by her master and physically abused by his wife. By incluiding these scenes…

A true and historical movie about a free black man, Solomon Northup, tricked into slavery called “12 Years A Slave” hit movie theaters on October 18, 2013 and was directed by Steve McQueen. The book the movie was based on was written by Northrup himself (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) and the screenplay was written by John Ridley. The movie was a success and received an Academy Award for Best Picture. The story takes place during the times of abolition and after the civil war, but if you were a…

the whip, and tears that fell from my eyes as a young girl was raped by her plantation owner, and then again to see Solomon reunited with his family after so many years of brutal treatment. It’s as though I could feel the emotional pain they were going through. The film, 12 Years a Slave, uses cinematic identification very well. Cinematic identification is where a film uses visual, psychic, and social aspects to get the viewer to relate to what is happening (Reich & Richmond, 2014). As I stated…

idea of slave relationships is 12 years a slave the film adaptation about the life of Solomon Northup. In the movie, Solomon Northrop is a captured slave working in Louisiana. While working on a structure Solomon meets a man by the name of Bass. While working together they start to grow a strong relationship. With that relationship, Bass helps Solomon get out of illegal slavery by delivering a letter that Solomon drafts. Relationships and education are vital for slaves to have back then to get…

human trafficking that stretches across our nation. Journalist, Nicholas Kristof, in his article “Slavery Isn’t a Thing of the Past”, published in The New York Times, discusses the difference between the type of 19th century slavery that inspired Solomon Northup’s narrative and the slavery that thousands of people are currently facing in America. “These modern slaves aren’t sold in chains in…

Slave” tells the story of Solomon Northup, or Platt as he was known to his slave owners. The events that Solomon had to experience and watch were almost too extreme to watch. The whipping and hanging scenes that took the breath out of the room instantly. The torment that each and every slave was experiencing was expressed through the wonderful acting and facial expressions. “12 Years a Slave” show the life of Solomon Northup’s literally being sucked out of him. Solomon was tricked into a trap…

African prince and his journey as a slave, the story of William Wilberforce, and the abolishment of slavery, how slavery boosted the economies of European nations, modern trafficking, child labor in chocolate plantations, the stories of Vannak and Solomon, and global studies and globalization. This course has made me realize two main things, first, that slavery is still a serious issue in the modern age, and second, this course has made me realize how the modern world is interdependent and much…

12 years a slave Film by Steve Mcqueen 12 years a slave is a film directed by Steve Mcqueen.12 years a slave is the true story of Solomon Northup an educated and free black man living in new york in the 1840s. He is married to Anne hampton and has two children daughter Margaret and son Alonzo. In 1841 two con men offered him work playing the violin in a circus in washington D.C. There he was drugged, kidnapped, and subsequently sold as a slave. He would then be the property of several…

own ideas for the story. Solomon was born a freeman but kidnapped and stripped of his rights and his dignity when he was sold a slave. He was a slave for 12 years before being rescued. During his time as a slave, he recounts many stories of him being blamed for things he did not do and of course getting punished for them; to keep his sanity he recalls not allowing himself to cry. Once his master was getting the flogger stick ready for some angry reason or another, Northup grabbed the stick from…

worked as slaves to please those that were white. Solomon Northup, a free black man, from New York is kidnapped by two white men who bribe him to go with them to Washington, where he is drugged and then woken up secured to chains where he is then brutally beaten. A few days later he is then transferred by horse and boat to ultimately be sold to a landowner. He starts off having a good relationship with the master. One thing that stood out about Solomon was the way that he could play the violin…