Darius Brookus: An Analysis
The story of Darius Brookus took place in 1443 BCE in New Kingdom Egypt. Darius was an affluent Nubian warrior. He is captured by Egyptian forces and made a prisoner of war. Darius was sold into slavery shortly after being captured. An insatiable aristocrat, Christian Jericho, purchased Darius and took him to Cairo to work on his estate. Several years have passed and Darius utterly execrates his owner as a result of the derogatory statements directed at him. In addition, Darius dislikes Christian’s constant derision of his hair. As a result, Darius plotted an escape from Christian’s estate. Escaping from Christian’s estate was a treacherous ordeal. Christian made it clear from the beginning that the act of liberation is proscribed and is sacrilege.
Furthermore Christian issued harsh sanctions to anyone who attempted to run away. Many slaves on Christian’s estate dreamed of escaping. Darius’ best friend Thomas was one of them. They both arrived at Christian’s estate around the same time and share a mutual hatred for the omniscient Christian. The estate itself isn’t very hard to escape, as the only barrier to freedom was a fence; but rumors about the “List of Jericho” keep slaves from escaping. The rumor was if anyone were caught escaping, Christian would put them on a list reserved only for foolish morons. Just the thought of being on that list brought chills down the spines of slaves. Darius and Thomas were different, however. They were exasperated by Christian’s unconscionable behavior and were tired of being slaves. They decided that they would attempt their escape on Wednesday because that day was sacrosanct to Christian, and he would devote the whole day to fishing on the Nile River. Darius and Thomas got up extra early on Wednesday to execute their escape. Everything was going to plan, but just as they got past the fence, they’re met with a rude awakening. Christian and his henchmen jump out of a nearby brush to arrest Darius and Thomas. Humiliated, Darius and Thomas were shamefully added to the List of Jericho for foolish morons and became destined for a lifetime of despair.
Furthermore Christian issued harsh sanctions to anyone who attempted to run away. Many slaves on Christian’s estate dreamed of escaping. Darius’ best friend Thomas was one of them. They both arrived at Christian’s estate around the same time and share a mutual hatred for the omniscient Christian. The estate itself isn’t very hard to escape, as the only barrier to freedom was a fence; but rumors about the “List of Jericho” keep slaves from escaping. The rumor was if anyone were caught escaping, Christian would put them on a list reserved only for foolish morons. Just the thought of being on that list brought chills down the spines of slaves. Darius and Thomas were different, however. They were exasperated by Christian’s unconscionable behavior and were tired of being slaves. They decided that they would attempt their escape on Wednesday because that day was sacrosanct to Christian, and he would devote the whole day to fishing on the Nile River. Darius and Thomas got up extra early on Wednesday to execute their escape. Everything was going to plan, but just as they got past the fence, they’re met with a rude awakening. Christian and his henchmen jump out of a nearby brush to arrest Darius and Thomas. Humiliated, Darius and Thomas were shamefully added to the List of Jericho for foolish morons and became destined for a lifetime of despair.