This has been going on for a while now, It started when I first came to work for him. I was a shy kid and kept to myself, he came up to me and asked me if I wanted to play a game. He took me to a private room and from that day on my life has changed. I not even my own person,"[I am] possessed-not by ghosts or demons, but by something just as scary: another human being"(Timmerman 63). I am 19 now and I refuse to be treated like this.
It has been a little bit over two weeks since I told Master that I did not want to be touched anymore. He did not take that too well, he beat me then sent me to work for his brother. This is where I met Solomon. He came over to my house every other day to feed me when he got food. Considering the fact that they barely fed us and solo still shared his food with me was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. After a month of being there and having to do hard and excruciating work, some pale white men came to visit and I overheard them talking about taking Solo with him. I decided then that I should escape as soon as possible. I waited until that night while everyone was sleep, grabbed my belongings and left. I walked for about a mile or two before I was caught and forced to return back. I just guess it was never meant for me to leave this lifestyle.
I like the fact that you use the book's story of Solo to wright your own, and later incorporate Solo's story itself.
ReplyDeleteThis was definitely reflective of the lessons we've learned from the text.
ReplyDeleteI love the incorporation of the novel and that you chose a topic that many people would stray from.
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