The Horrors Of Slavery

The Horrors of Slavery

    “The Horrors Of Slavery” i think was “Kindred”s theme. The main important theme of the book kindred is “The horrors of slavery”. Dana , the main character, is forced into the past where she sees people bought and sold, sees families torn apart, and experiences agonizing pain and torture at the hands of her “owner” Tom Weylin. It is important to note that the idea of acceptance of this idea of slavery affects the white and the black population alike. Whites grow up to believe that slavery is part of the reason they are put in earth as the higher race, while blacks accept it, because the white race has conditioned them to believe that it is their only option in life. They become too afraid of the whip or being sold to a state further south to be kept from escaping. They are claimed as  being property.

    The second important theme involves the idea of “obsessive love.” Rufus, another one of the main characters, comes to count on Dana to help him every time he is in trouble that when she returns to the future, he falls apart. He can’t allow her or Alice to leave him and as a result, he causes them pain in the most destructive ways. The whole system of slavery is also an example of obsessive love. The entitled white owners cannot let go of the power they achieve as slave owners, while the slaves themselves are conditioned to believe their white owners to survive. So it leads to white male slave owners raping black slave women.

    The last theme is “the human need to be free.” Even though they are conditioned to believe they cannot escape, every slave wants freedom. Some are more willing to risk the fates and run for Pennsylvania, but they all dream of a life where they are in control of their own lifes. It is especially true for Dana and Alice, both who dream of lives away from Rufus. It is even true for Rufus who wants a life where both Dana and Alice like him and love him. He wants freed from being just a plantation owner and wants to live accepted by the women he loves.

    The last theme is “The mood” of the book.The mood is mostly dark, because of the people who are held in slavery and the effect of both Tom and Rufus Weylin on them. There is always the fear of torture and being sold to a state more south that stops the slaves from running. For Dana, there is the fear of never finding Kevin again and going home. However, in the end, there is a chance of hope that at least Dana made sure that Hagar would be born, and she and Kevin are sane and well, now that Rufus had been killed by Dana and was now dead.

    In conclusion, the theme of the book “Kindred” was “The Horrors Of Slavery.” Some people might not agree with me but many things lead to showing that the theme was “The Horror Of Slavery.” Like when the white people cut off Isaac's ears for trying to escape. Thank you for reading this essay showing what the theme of the book ”Kindred” is.