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How Is Patsy Dehumanize In 12 Years Of Slavery

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African Americans were dehumanized and treated so horrible, that it made them feel that life wasn’t worth living. The film 12 years of slave shows example of the theme when patsy ask Northrup for a favor. Patsy tells Northrup that she is tired of all the treatment and wants him to do a favor for her by drowning her in the lake. She tells Northrup that she would rather die. Patsy picks 500 pounds of cotton every day, and she was still whipped, and was beaten. She was shown no favoritism over the guys who picked far less cotton. Patsy wanted to die because the conditions of life were so horrible and unbearable. White people got to experience their connection with family and children got to live and have a good childhood, but on the other

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