Tweleve Years a Slave

While reading this impertinent, I often thought about what I learned about sla really in school and the whiley films Ive seen on the subject, most notably, the television series Roots , which is probably most of our original visual representation of a slaves life but I thought, Noooo, they got it injure Slavery was 50 times worst than every representation Ive ever so seen on a film. Solomon Northup, was a free born, African America man living in New York state in the early 1800s. He had a wife, three children, and was able to provide for his family working various jobs, depending on the season. Solomon is kidnapped and forced into bondage for 12 years, in the deep south. What makes this novel so compelling is his story telling.He goes into great detail explaining what is feels like to be a slave the constant state of fear ( panicky of waking up late, scared of not working fast enough, scared of being in the scathe place at the wrong time if your master is in an ireful mood ), the whippings (which happened more often than I origin entirelyy thought), the brutal labor, the little diet (yet being forced to work at 100% at all times with little nourishment), and the depressing feeling of being separated from your family (being sell to another master was the worst nightmare of most slaves, more trepid than the whip).His prose paints a clear picture of what it feels like to be a slave. I highly recommend this non-fiction novel (did I mention, this is a TRUE story) to any and everyone interested in American or African American history. This novel is currently being made into a film by director Steve McQueen, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender.I have to admit, I am very eager to see this film (its slated for release Sept. 6, 2013) because Im curious to see if they pass on be true to the original work, and go hard and showcase slavery in its most brutal form, even if it will make audiences uncomfortable, becaus e as time goes on, I think we forget how truly horrible an intro slavery was.