Slave Codes

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Harsh Soni 3 wrote: 02 Jan 2022, 09:48 I believe that this book needs slave codes because it not only makes it easy to understand the periods, but also shows us the mentality of the people who torture their slaves. It also shows how much the relationship between Lily and James is odd according to their society.
Yes, and considering their “odd” relationship, it also shows how illegal and dangerous it was for them to be romantically involved.
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The slave codes greatly improve the reader's understanding of the story. The book would have been less interesting without them. The slave codes provide insight into what was going on during the slave period.
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I completely agree with you. The inclusion of the slave codes in the book was very essential. It helped me understand what slaves went through.
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I also think that the slave codes were much needed, because without them we wouldn't understand why the things were going like that. It helped me learn the significance of the time period better.
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They were essential in understanding how slaves were treated during that period. I think they justified the actions of masters towards their slaves.
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I agree with you. The slave code in the book helped me understand the situation of the slaves. It is unfair. Those rules are cruel. The author uses that slavery code very reasonably.
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I think their inclusion was one of the best things about this book. Since they were at the beginning of the chapter, they didn't slow down the story at all.
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The slave code is integral to the story because it gives context. Also, it adds to the suspense. Whenever a scene violates the code, I feel that something bad will happen to the protagonist.
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Slave Code justified their actions, and it's helping me understand why anyone could treat fellow human beings in such inhumane manner. It gave a better understanding of how things went in that era.
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As uncomfortable as the topic of slavery is the slave code in the novel made for a further and better understanding of the storyline and the time setting of the story, and thereby helping us understand the characters better.
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I agree. They definitely helped me to understand the time period of the novel. They could have possibly been left out, but for me at least, they offered some context as to the time period.
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The slave code really helps me better understand the historical period in the book. The life of the slaves is too miserable. The author was right to bring slave code into the book.
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Post by Sudasha Donatien »

While I hated the idea of the "slave code," I agree that they were an important element in the novel, as it helped with understanding behaviors and relationships between the masters and the slaves. It also helped to highlight the incongruency of James' and Lily's relationship with each other.
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The slave codes were eye-opening. We all know that slaves were property, but the extent of punishment for infractions was disproportionate to the "crime" and inhuman.
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The codes were the most important part. It created the perfect ending. Who was shot? The code gives the idea that it was a slave, but was it, Lily? I also found it useful to understand why slaves had no control over their fate.
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