Selecting Passages for Evidence and Analysis

          What I found interesting in one of the passages of When I was a Slave, as told by Mary Anderson, was the amount of emotional dialogue that had been used to describe a different side of how the slaves on that plantation in particular were being treated. Her point of view on the secure over-watch by the owners had not been negatively toned out but instead very kindly cautioned as the owners had their own way of dealing with things without condoning violence or any harsh punishment to be arbitrarily given out as others would. Mary Anderson's point of view had been under the perspective to be raised with manner and kindlyness as their owners , the Marster & Missus, had a completely different system of making things work on the plantation.Mary Anderson ,at the age of 86, had been interviewed and made it clear that Reading and Writing were not allowed ,but instead the care of health and social manners had been a primary to the slaves at the time. Ms. Anderson , as directly said had greatly mentioned "They knew no better, of course, and seemed to love Marster and Missus as much as they did their own mother and father" on page 2. Interpreting Ms. Anderson's words, as pointed out, had given me a very strange reaction as this was not something I would normally hear or read about. It significantly enough had given me the idea that other plantation owner's have different systems similar to this one but unfortunatley not for the most part, as the majority would not succumb to that kind of comfort care. It is deeply moving to hear it coming from a former slave that they did not go through harsh treatment and the owners actually cared for their health and well being. For slaves to feel that amount of comfort on a plantation as to familiarize yourself and compare an owner to a mother or father is just truly astonishing