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I agree with Mike's point. Not only does Mammy speak out of terms to Scarlett, Rhett, and others she doesn't even know. But many of the other slaves/ex-slaves act as if they are good friends with some of the white characters. After reading "Letters from Slaves" and discussing in class, I don't think the film did a good job of portraying the slave image truthfully. - Victoria Y. | I agree with Mike's point. Not only does Mammy speak out of terms to Scarlett, Rhett, and others she doesn't even know. But many of the other slaves/ex-slaves act as if they are good friends with some of the white characters. After reading "Letters from Slaves" and discussing in class, I don't think the film did a good job of portraying the slave image truthfully. - Victoria Y. | ||
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| + | One reading I found particularly interesting was “The Universal Law of Slavery,” by George Fitzhugh. I found comparisons not only to how whites viewed the institution of slavery in the South, but also the portrayal of slaves in the movie. In class, we discussed how southerners really believed they were doing blacks a service by enslaving them and therefore providing them with basic survival elements and they would not know the proper way to survive on their own. In the reading by Fitzhugh he echoes this sentiment. He claims that the “negro slaves of the South are the happiest,” and “not only better off as to physical comfort than free laborers, but [also] their moral condition is better.” Many southerners actually truly believed they were doing blacks a service by en-slaving them, and blacks obviously had a totally opposite view. In the movie, although we do not directly view any characters really even discussing slavery, let alone mentioning how blacks are better off, I believe this belief if implied. Many of the characters constantly talk about the cause and this traditional way of southern life that they possess, which is clearly dependent on slavery. Even though the characters never said how there slaves are better off en-slaved, I think it could have been implied by the weirdly good treatment of them? I only saw one instance of discipline when Scarlett, hit Prissy for not being able to fetch the doctor. –afrisk | ||
== Questions asked in class == | == Questions asked in class == | ||
