"Forster Essay"

For Forester, owning land was not at all what he expected. By buying his new piece of land, Forster automatically became this person that he should be. In this society, the man with land never went to heaven, because he felt heavy, because they owned slaves, and owning slaves is not looked good upon from God. Through figurative language, references to the bible, word choice; Forster conveys his tone of sin and regret towards his current situation.
Forster’s attitude of sin and regret are present when the author mentions how he feels about owning land and being a newly freed man. Forster “feel(s) heavy” now that he has his own land, and his present situation is almost “sinful” because men with land do not ascend into Heaven. Forster clearly allows the reader to know how he feels about who he has become. Forster is not pleased with himself, and he thinks now, becoming a hypocrite, owning land and slaves, will not be accepted into Heaven. Forster had no idea of t...