Love

Love for a slave, is something that is so close, yet will always be out of reach. They might fall in love, but their master wouldn't think of letting them go and be happily married. Sometimes, love is forced onto a slave by the master. This is a predicament that is almost impossible to get out of, yet your life is dependent on it all of the time. The master never lets down and will always " love" the slave and treat them right, but only behind closed doors. Slaves are almost forbidden to be happy, especially when it comes to love. If the master does let two slaves, or even a slave and a freed black man, get closer together, or they have a secret relationship, the second they settle down with each other, their family gets ripped apart by auctions and severe punishment that leads to death. Wanting to love someone and the side affects that come from it is almost as bad as the masters, chains, and whips for a slave. Even if they found the perfect person, love is so far away because of rules and laws and society. They can never be happy, with a family, and everything that that entails, because when they start getting close, there is always a catastrophic event that takes place and ruins everything for them.