ENG 250W Lecture 19: Lecture 19
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A few days later, the members of the st. clare household learn that prue"s master has whipped her to death. Miss ophelia reacts with shock, and asks if no laws exist to protect against such deeds. St. clare explains that the law considers slaves to be property, and people may destroy their own possessions at will. St. clare tells of a slave who was caught trying to run from the plantation. He explains that the slave had a reputation for rebelliousness, but st. Clare, by tending to him and caring for him, tamed him. He then made out free papers for the slave. the slave felt so grateful toward st. clare that he ripped the papers in two and pledged his life to him. Eva, who is also listening to the story, starts crying and says that hearing these things makes them sink into her heart. these things makes them sink into her heart.
