Image of Slavery

In the beginning, Jacobs image of slavery was one that depending on your luck, could go undetected. If your master was a kind person, and you worked hard or someone from your kin worked hard, you could live your life with the label of a slave, but not having to be treated like one. The second you get into the home of an awful master, this image turns to one of a dog, or any other object you have at your house. Its powerful because dogs do not have much freedom. They eat when their owner gives them food, can only go out side or too the bathroom when their own lets them out, and they in general do what their owner says, in fear of how them refusing will affect them later. This image is a muted down version of what a slave really is, but it does show the helpless aspect of a slaves life. In Jacobs story, she does a good job showing both the broad and individual tales of slavery. While so far, this story is only following a single family, from time to time she tells stories from the auction block. For example, she tells stories of a woman who lost all of her children in the auction or specific examples of how certain slaves were punished for small things they did. Stories like these help give the broad view of slavery, even though the main idea of the story of the individual family.