Seasons within the Life of a Slave

Seasons within the Life of a Slave
In the life of a slave, most every day followed the same routine, and each year was just as predictable as the one previous. Although each slave had his or her own inexcusable daily tasks given by the master, they all seemed to have their own sadness, within which a unique anecdote is intertwined. This phenomenon may be observed by considering the happenings in the narratives of two slaves: Linda Brent in “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs and Mr. Charlton in “Sketch of the Life of Mr. Lewis Charlton, and Reminiscences of Slavery” by Edward Everett Brown. By taking into account the resemblances and differences of the two, one can understand the variations of abuse inflicted upon each slave.
The slave experiences of both Linda and Mr. Charlton were mostly filled with the utmost cruelty and disrespect. Shattered emotions and torn flesh made the thought of each upcoming day more and more undesirable. Pain ...