A common slave rarely knows his parents, and if even knows he feels no much affection as the very idea of sacredness of family is obliterated, and such a method is considered very effective, as few attachments make the slave more dependable not in flesh but in mind – and it is the best way to tame the slave for life – to completely ensure him not to be necessary beyond the slave system. The theme of family can be traced in the beginning of the narrative, but the this theme opens up the ideas of absence of the family as a social institution. It is absence of humanity which is to be blamed. With consideration upon slavery system the narrator does not blame the slaveholders as, ti his opinion, they are the victims of the slavery the same way as the slaves.
But with years passed the essence of slavery became wider in its interpretation and slavery itself becomes an institution and is often personified by the narrator: “Slavery can change a saint into a sinner, and an angel into a demon”. The essence of the very slave system is rooted in absence of humanity and goes years back when his ancestors were stolen from Africa and brought to America with a purpose to be sold as property. But he delves deeper in his contemplations of slavery and the slave system than only retelling what he has come through when being a slave. The main character tells a story of his life, and presents detailed descriptions of his life as a slave. The main theme of the novel is surely slavery and all the bondage which this “institution” implies. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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