The Storm Of Kindred Chapter 1 Summary

In the chapter The Storm of Kindred the slaves have turned husking corn into a enjoyable thing. And so Rufus gave them whiskey to help them with it. “There was no reason for me to join them, but they seemed to be making a party of the husking—Rufus gave them a little whiskey to help them along—and I needed a party, needed anything that would relieve my boredom, take my mind off myself”. So after work Rufus gave them a large amount of food which the slaves think is his way of thanking them. So things like this makes the slaves like Rufus, and dislike him at the same time. “Then they made gross jokes about him behind his back. Strangely, they seemed to like him, hold him in contempt, and fear him all at the same time. This confused me because