Most of the southern women in the book are portrayed as kinder than their husbands. He writes of the wife of Mr. Epp "She had been well educated at some institution this side the Mississippi; was beautiful, accomplished, and usually good-humored. She was kind to all of us but Patsey -- frequently, in the absence of her husband, sending out to us some little dainty from her own table" (Northup 198-199). They are sometimes jealous of the slave women, as Mrs. Epp is, but for the most part, they are the gentler part of the slave experience, and they are not as cruel or vindictive as their husbands are.
Nat Turner's "Confessions" is the writing of a learned man who has a vision early in life and becomes devoted to the idea that he is supposed to lead an insurrection against the whites to gain his freedom. He follows that idea throughout his life. Northup does not lead an insurrection because he only wants to escape and return to his family, which is the thing that motivates him. Leading an insurrection could lead to his capture and death, and he does not want that.
Northup's account of his time as a slave is similar to Turner's, because they both run away, they both work for hard masters, and they both strongly disagree with slavery and all it stands for. Turner takes his revenge in violence against whites, while Northup takes his revenge when the documents arrive that free him and allow him to return to his family.
Hammond's "Letter" would probably anger Soloman Northup, because Hammond actually advocates the practice of slavery and defends it. He says, "It is impossible, therefore, to suppose that Slavery is contrary to the will of God" (Hammond). Since Hammond never experienced slavery, that assessment would probably anger Northup, and I am sure he would have some retort for him that included his experiences as a slave. Defending slavery seems like the utmost form of cruelty, and it would...
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