12 Years A Slave
JAMAICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
A RESEARCH PAPER DONE ON HOW THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE CAN BE USED AS A TOOL IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK
A RESEARCH PAPER DONE ON HOW THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE CAN BE USED AS A TOOL IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK SUBMITTED TO
MR. GARNETT ROPER, PHD
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE
READING THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
BY
SASHA LEE WILMOT
KINGSTON, JAMAICA
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
The film 12 Years A Slave, though disturbing as it was, is a film of the harsh reality many of our forefathers had to go through many years ago. The film focuses on particular Black American character whose name in the movie is Solomon Northup. He was tricked and lured away from his family and home in Saratoga Springs, New York to Washington DC by …show more content…
Injustice, Slavery as a weapon of murder, both literally and figuratively and many more. However, the main theme I see coming out is the struggle for survival. All throughout the film for almost every character, especially those enslaved, there is a constant struggle for survival. This was first highlighted when one of the slaves that was ‘shipped’ with Solomon told him that if he wanted to stay alive he should keep his mouth shut and let no one know that he can read and write. Other instances that depict this theme also is seen in the way that Solomon accepts his position as a slave outwardly and works diligently to please his masters while constantly trying to find ways and means of escape. It is seen where even the slave patsy, a young Black American girl works hard to please her master both out in the fields picking cotton and also on the ground beneath her master, availing herself to him for his sexual pleasure. Even the American Overseer who eventually helped John gain his freedom was struggling to survive. He worked for the slaver not because he supported the practice of slavery but because he needed to work to
A RESEARCH PAPER DONE ON HOW THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE CAN BE USED AS A TOOL IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK
A RESEARCH PAPER DONE ON HOW THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE CAN BE USED AS A TOOL IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK SUBMITTED TO
MR. GARNETT ROPER, PHD
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE
READING THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
BY
SASHA LEE WILMOT
KINGSTON, JAMAICA
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
The film 12 Years A Slave, though disturbing as it was, is a film of the harsh reality many of our forefathers had to go through many years ago. The film focuses on particular Black American character whose name in the movie is Solomon Northup. He was tricked and lured away from his family and home in Saratoga Springs, New York to Washington DC by …show more content…
Injustice, Slavery as a weapon of murder, both literally and figuratively and many more. However, the main theme I see coming out is the struggle for survival. All throughout the film for almost every character, especially those enslaved, there is a constant struggle for survival. This was first highlighted when one of the slaves that was ‘shipped’ with Solomon told him that if he wanted to stay alive he should keep his mouth shut and let no one know that he can read and write. Other instances that depict this theme also is seen in the way that Solomon accepts his position as a slave outwardly and works diligently to please his masters while constantly trying to find ways and means of escape. It is seen where even the slave patsy, a young Black American girl works hard to please her master both out in the fields picking cotton and also on the ground beneath her master, availing herself to him for his sexual pleasure. Even the American Overseer who eventually helped John gain his freedom was struggling to survive. He worked for the slaver not because he supported the practice of slavery but because he needed to work to