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• Does the film support James R. Bradley's contention, from the letter we read in class, that slaves desired freedom but kept it to themselves to avoid harsher treatment?

                James. R. Bradley's contention from the letter we've read in class, supported that slaves desire freedom, but they keep it to themselves to avoid harsher treatment from their owner/master. When he is first put in the room with black men, they were talking how they want to be free. Remember when Solomon was trying to fight for his right saying that he was a free man? He got beat up by those white men. All slaves desire freedom and if their masters know that their talking about being free, they will receive harsh treatment. An example is getting whip, beat up, hung on the tree etc.. So they must keep their mouth closed and keep it to themselves. Just like in James R. Bradley's letter to his friend where it mentions about slaves that desire freedom, but they can't do anything. One day Solomon got called from master Epps' wife to do her a favor and Solomon thought it was a chance he could escape. He ran to a jungle and seen 3 to 4 African American men that got hung by white men. Solomon got so scared when they called them and asked where he's going. Luckily, Solomon got permission from his master's  wife otherwise he will end up getting beat or even hung on the tree like those slaves. Lastly, when an African American woman name Sabbath Patsey went to get soap, Master Epps got so angry because he thought she ran away.  Patsey (A young African American ) told her master the reason she went there, but he didn't listen to her and whipped her until she bled. That was why they kept their desire of freedom to themselves because they want to avoid harsher treatment by their masters.

                                                  

 

Master Epps, a slave, and Solomon

                 

                      
      

after getting whipped

                                     

Solomon and men were talking

              


                                 
                                         

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• How does gender shape the experiences of the slaves in the film?

  

               In this film we see how it didn't matter who they were male or female, fat or skinny,  they still tended to do the same amount of work because they were slaves. Everybody had to pick at least more than 200 pounds of cotton. Their experiences are almost the same, but their individual internal conflicts are different from one another. Solomon was trying to find a way to be free. He got beaten up very often by his master Epps. Only Solomon actually fought for his rights, others just did whatever their masters told them to do. A young African American woman had to face with master Epps' wife. His wife was very jealous when she knew that her husband had feelings for her. This resulted in she being treated harshly by master Epps' wife. Also, the mother that got separated from her children had face lots of obstacles. She did not want to leave her children. When those white men  sold them into slavery she was pleased the master to buy her and the children. She cried and cried when her children had to get separated from her. Solomon told her to be strong and stop crying. The mother didn't care she said it if he were her, he would've cried, too because she loves her children so much. Genders shape the experiences of the slaves in the film. 



               

African American woman, master Epps and Solomon

Master Epps' wife and African American woman

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• How do changes in ownership affect working and living conditions?

    In the film " 12 Years a Slave " we see the way people lived which very difficult. Only black people got sold to become slaves. They were living in a nightmare for 12 years. The slaves got beaten up by their owner and were forced to do hard work. The changes in ownership have affected working and living conditions of a slavery because in the film, Solomon was treated a little bit differently than other slaves. First, once Solomon got sold he was trying to tell the white men that he was a free man. He got beaten up more than anybody else. Also when they gave him his new nickname (Platt), Solomon could not accept that he is going to be a slave. So he was pretending that was not him because he was stubborn which was why his living conditions contrasted from others. No one deserves to beaten up until they bleed. It was an unfortunate because they were slaves. Once he tried to get along with his owner or master, he didn't get beat up as often as before. Solomon knew that Mr. Ford was a kindhearted master. His master ( Mr. Ford ) was more easy going on Solomon and trusted him. This way Solomon could ask his master (Mr. Ford) to do him a favor which is to send a letter that says he wants his freedom back. However when he got sold again to different master (master. Epps) Solomon's life as a slave was totally different. He got heated up because he didn't not pick the cotton, over 200 pounds and almost died from the punishments. So in this film working and living conditions were affected by ownership. 
      


                                    

Mr. Ford and Solomon

Master Epps and Solomon

slave narrative

                                                                 SLAVE NARRATIVE 


Florida Narrative, Volume III
Josephine Anderson



 SUMMERY SECTION
     
         In Josephine Anderson's letter from Florida was trying tell us about his own personal experience when he was young as a slavery. His father died when he was born so he had to live with his mother and his step-father and also he has 2 half-brother and sister.  He tempted to do light stuffs because his grandmother was old. Unfourtunly, His step-father died from heart disease when he worked for turpantie. Doreaa was his mother, she wore barefoot in the the winter. This was what he was trying to tell us what happened to him and his family members.




ANALYSIS/REFLECTION SECTION
         
                This letter got me so emotional. His father died when he was born, then his step-father died form working, his grandmother was old and couldn't help much, his mother got treated very poorly. He had such a difficult time. It was not easy to be slave, they always have to encounter difficulties or obstacles in their lives.

Slave narrative Josephine Anderson Florida

     

Florida

 

Tecumseh Speech

                                                   

                                                    Tecumseh Speech 

       The two themes to Tecumseh's speech are anger and death. Tecumseh writes  this letter to the Osages to let them know how angry he is about those white men. It said," nothing will satisfy them but the whole of our hunting grounds". Those white men wanted their lands which makes Tecumseh's so angry. Another theme to this speech is death. In the very beginning of paragraph 6, it says,"The white men want more than our hunting grounds, they wish to kill our warriors, they would even kill our old men, women and a little ones." It talks about those white men never be satisfy and also, they even wanted to kill their people since they help them to be strong. Tecumseh is really angry about  this and especially they wanted to kill their people.      

        The theme of "The Way I Am" by Eminem has some similarities to Tecumseh's speech because their themes are anger. In Tecumseh's speech, he's so angry about how those white men do to his people. Also, in Eminem's song talks about how he's so mad the way people treat him, "But I'm glad cause they feed me the fuel that i need for the fire to burn and it's burning and I have to return." Just like in Tecumseh's speech, he hates those men. His people have help them to be strong, but all they got in return from those white men were their un-satisfactions, "they would even kill our old men, women and a little ones" , "we must be united." Here are some similarities between Eminem's song and Tecumseh's speech because they're both angry.

                         

Tecumseh's speech

        

                Who I am by Emienm

Slavery in America timeline

                                                SLAVERY IN AMERICA TIMELINE

• 1600   When it was started to have African Americans slavery.

• 1700    Blacks were forced to leave the power over African Americans. Some would rather           died.

• 1663   Slaves have no property and they didn't allow to get married.

• 1779   Most states didn't allow African American slaves to learn how to read/write.

• 1817   Massachusetts were defending for slavery.

• 1857   United States supreme court passes the law that said slaves have no property.
• 1857   John Brown fought for slaves' rights.

• 1860   Abraham Lincoln won the election and became the 16th president of United States.
• 1860   In March, seven Southern states were slavery free after Abraham Lincoln got chosen as                                the new president of United Sates.

• 1865    American Civl War was ended and they passed the 10 amendments. 

        

African American slaves

John Brown

 

                                         

Bill Of Right 10 amendments

Letter from West

                                                                                                                                    November 9, 2014

                                                                                                                               

         Dear; Family   

                 Hello, I'm wondering how you guys are doing? Are you all fine back in East ? As I'm writing this letter to you from the West American, I just want to tell you that I'm was doing fine. However, here I tempted to encounter so many obstacles. As we know that East is that a freedom state. I go to the westward just because I want to see a new freedom sate and a better life. I miss you all so much.
                  Along my way I seen most of the people went overland by horse or ox drawn wagons via Santa Fe or Oregon Trails. This was the cheapest option, but it was probably the most difficult, hazardous, and the longest. It could take 10 miles a day. I asked them how many miles they went away from home? They said," well, we went away from home from 200 miles". There was a guy name Jendina Smith. He was the greatest hunter. He did not smoke, drink, or anything, but one thing that always in his hands was gun. Also, I seen a woman gave a birth to a beautiful child and that was Mr.Smith and Mrs.Smith's child. I had a really great time with them, yet once we got to crossed the mountain by using the short cut way. They followed a route blazed by fur traders, which took them west along the Platte River through the Rocking Mountains via the easy South Pass in Wyoming and then northwest to the Columbia River.
                The weather was pretty horrified. We seen a storm that facing us and all the supplies and everything fell off from the charts. Now we have no more supplies left. We were freezing. People have tempted to eat their own dead people since there were no supplies left. I felt so horrible because I couldn't help them. What I should have done for them?Is was not easy.
                 Even though I've encountered many obstacles I will never give up. I want freedom!  Hopefully, I'll visit home soon. Do not worry, I will be fine. I will live happily in here with my own family and We'll also visit you one day.
                                                                                                                   Sincerely
                                                                                                           Uksavatey Nuth (your daughter)


   


                 

Rocky Mountain

 

People eat other people

Pioneers travel to west