12 Years Slavery

The movie, 12 years a slave depicts the Life of carpenter and violinist, Solomon Northup, who was born into freedom in the North. He was later on kidnapped, forced and sold into slavery, and transported into the south. He is one of the lucky few that actually escaped slavery. 12 years a slave is an extraordinary movie that presented slavery in a very realistic light, especially in the aspect of correct history of the 1800’s, oppression of African American , and slave culture. 12 years a slave did a magnificent job at correctly incorporating history into the movie. There is much truth in the horrific fashion of which the slaves were portrayed to be treated throughout the movie. In the production the abusive treatment of slaves is very much seen. Laws in the South were what allowed slaves to remain defenseless. The website Lumen Learning under under Boundless US History informs that they were whipped, chained, raped, and mutilated, and more often than not these punishments were inflicted not because the slave deserved it, but because of the masters own anger or just to assert their dominance. Many woman found themselves forced, ordered, and
An article titled Remembering the Women of Slavery By Sylviane Diouf describe the sorrows that consumed mothers during this era of enslavement. Diouf went on to mention the extreme signs of torment women and men exhibited due to their circumstances of being tone from all the ones they loved and were often witnessed shrieking in agony for their old life to return. Similarly to this, The film depicted Eliza, a young mother, who was separated from her kids when she was purchased singly at an auction. Her grieving consumed her and she never could never stop her weeping, no matter how much Soloman attempted to console her. Her own aching is what ultimately led to her being sold off again because her howles were such an