The book of negroes summary
In the novel “The Book of Negroes”written by Lawrance Hill, Aminata, the main character, seems to be troubled with death. Why should she live so long and what supported her to go through all these difficulties? There are many factors that make her live longer than the others. The main reason for her to survive and be a better woman is the pride instilled in her mind. Pride can be a postive aspect of humantiy that can lead one down to a successful path.
To begin with, pride can help one to gain the image of one’s own identity and search for inner self. In “The Book of Negroes”, Aminata is proud of being a free-born Muslim, and she believes that she belongs to nobody. It is her pride in her own religion, and her own country that makes her constantly fight for the freedom, equality and justice for all the slaves at her times. After living there for ten years, she rejects to be perceived as a British citizen. Other characters such as Georgia and Mamed are proud of their identites as British citizens. Theywere born in Britain not in Africa. They have better knowledge of the English language than other slaves from Africa. However, they are search for their identities in Aminata who looks familiar to them. Mamed could see the resemblence between Aminata and his mother. Therefore, they taught Aminata about the western culture as well as the survival skills at workto build up their own identity. In addition, Alex Haley, the author of “Roots”, shows how the strength of the human spirit to overcome challenges comes from pride in one's heritage. The protagonist of Roots, Kunta was born in Africa and later was captured by the white slavers. He takes his pride in his own heritage and religion, so he refuses to become a Christian, and continues to pray to Allah. Likewise, he tells the other slaves his name is Kunta Kinte, not Toby, the name given him by his original master. Kunta teaches his daughter about his heritage, including his life in Juffure and many words in Mandinka.
To begin with, pride can help one to gain the image of one’s own identity and search for inner self. In “The Book of Negroes”, Aminata is proud of being a free-born Muslim, and she believes that she belongs to nobody. It is her pride in her own religion, and her own country that makes her constantly fight for the freedom, equality and justice for all the slaves at her times. After living there for ten years, she rejects to be perceived as a British citizen. Other characters such as Georgia and Mamed are proud of their identites as British citizens. Theywere born in Britain not in Africa. They have better knowledge of the English language than other slaves from Africa. However, they are search for their identities in Aminata who looks familiar to them. Mamed could see the resemblence between Aminata and his mother. Therefore, they taught Aminata about the western culture as well as the survival skills at workto build up their own identity. In addition, Alex Haley, the author of “Roots”, shows how the strength of the human spirit to overcome challenges comes from pride in one's heritage. The protagonist of Roots, Kunta was born in Africa and later was captured by the white slavers. He takes his pride in his own heritage and religion, so he refuses to become a Christian, and continues to pray to Allah. Likewise, he tells the other slaves his name is Kunta Kinte, not Toby, the name given him by his original master. Kunta teaches his daughter about his heritage, including his life in Juffure and many words in Mandinka.