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Quote #7
"Get up, you black cow," called the Overseer. He pointed his hand, and the Driver's whip snarled around Sarah's legs. (14)
While we see a woman at the end of her rope, the Overseer sees an unruly slave that needs to be punished. When is enough going to be enough? Will there be any end to this suffering? From Sarah's perspective, this must seem like a hopeless cause.
Quote #8
Say the next day was dead hot in the fields. A young man slave fell from the heat. The Driver come and whipped him. (21)
Now this is just disgusting. How would whipping someone with heatstroke help them work harder? At this point, it's clear that these punishments aren't even meant to make the people work harder—they're meant solely for the Master's sadistic pleasure.