In an ever changing world , the evolution of man has been the
most drastic in terms of technological, environmental, and
emotional advancement. With great expansions in the various
areas mentioned earlier the human being has ignored the very
entity of there existence, and the power of reasoning, the
ability to comprehend right from wrong without distortion. The
Narrative of Sojourner Truth illustrates the hardships that were
endured: enslavement, illiteracy, underclassing, brutal
assaults, and murders. The African -American women were
classed as third rate in the human scale that was implemented by
the slaveowners; categorized under the whites, then under the
African-American males. The African-American women were kept in
good standing for the convenience of child bearing.
Overburdened with the trials and tribulations of slavery
Sojourner Truth was able to prosper with spiritual beliefs.
Sojourner Truth's stability was made possible by a strong
belief in the Holy Spirit. God was the major source of guidance,
and willpower from the commencement of the slave trade until the
emancipation of slavery. Slavery was orchestrated on a mass
scale and caused the separation of many families in order to
ensure that slaves would remain with there respective masters.
Subservience to the slaveowners was considered to be sacred.
Slaves were mentally programmed to believe there masters were
gods. The wives of the slaveowners were seen as goddess's ,with
there prime intent on down playing the daily work done by the
African-American women. This was evident with Sojourner's first
slave mistress, the continuos work routine that was endure by
Sojourner, was difficult for males to accomplished. the slaves
loyal to there masters. Ignorance of the slaves was a pivotal
point in terms of loyalty. Considering slave knowledge was
limited, in terms of the ge...