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Similarities Between Jeffrey And Harris

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Back in my days…! Jeffrey and Harris were both slaves. Jeffrey was also known as chattel No. 319 (prime cotton hand), and he was aged 23 years. Harris, whose first name was Wesley, was a slave eager to escape. Although the two had multiple differences, they had various similarities as well. There are numerous similarities between Jeffrey and Harris. One similarity that they shared was that they both were slaves being sold. Jeffrey was sold for a total wage of one thousand, three hundred and ten dollars. Secondly, both men were very determined. Harris was determined to escape slavery no matter the consequences, and Jeffrey was determined to stay in slavery as long as Dorcas, his girlfriend, could be with him. On the other hand, these two men …show more content…

Jeffrey’s goal was to be with the person he loved, Dorcas. When he tried to confront his master about Dorcas, his master did not buy Dorcas because her original slave owner placed four additional members to be sold with Dorcas. Therefore, Jeffrey’s plan was a failure. Jeffrey was also very selfless and loyal to his master and the other slave owners. He was selfless because he only cared about Dorcas but not himself, and he was loyal because he did not try to runaway since he wanted to stay in slavery, so he could be with Dorcas. Jeffrey could be described as impulsive too since he did not think first about what could happen, so he was hurt emotionally. When Jeffrey could not get Dorcas with him, he gave up on everything. Jeffrey could have fought harder if he truly loved Dorcas, but, at least, he was optimistic about his decision. Harris, on the other hand, had the goal of escaping from his slave owner and slavery period. Harris succeeded on his mission, and escaped before he could be sold. He was very selfish and rebellious about his work. Harris is described as selfish because he did not care about trying to help his friend and two brothers escape with him. He acted rebellious because he tried escaping and that was something many slave owners would get mad about. One thing about his situation is that he did not try to give up even though he was hurt physically. Harris was more

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