Favorite Passage

"Dr. Flint was an epicure. The cook never sent a dinner to his table without fear and trembling; for if there happened to be a dish not to his liking, he would either order her to be whipped, or compel her to eat every mouthful of it in his presence. The poor, hungry creature might not have objected to eating it; but she did object to having her master cram it down her throat till she choked." I liked this passage for a couple of reasons. First off when I read this passage I thought it was very disturbing for what the masters did to the slaves just because he didn't like his meal. It does a good job of showing how the slaves were really treated and also shows that no matter how unimportant something is that the slave does wrong they still get severally punished. I liked how the slave did stand up for herself by at least not letting him shove it down her throat, which shows that she does have some respect for herself that she knows she doesn't deserve that. Overall I really like how this passage describes how slaves were truly treated beyond disrespectful and how even though they got beaten they still had a limit to what they would take as a punishment.