Thesis Statement For Slavery Essay

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Introduction Sentences (grab the reader) Time travel has never been more terrifying. Thesis Statement (Subject + Claim + Details) Throughout the book slavery is one of the immediate problems, but in the background women from different time periods and race are being subordinated. The father of Sarah’s oldest children subjected Sarah to physical and sexual abuse. Margaret suffers from abuse and neglect from her husband and son. Dana doesn’t even have an equal partnership with her husband. Topic Sentence (main topic, but relate to thesis) Sarah has been abused by her children’s father several times. Supporting Sentences ¬¬¬¬ He was a slaveholder and claimed to love her, but he beat her repeatedly. Sarah would not have been able to repel his sexual…show more content…
Supporting Sentences ¬¬¬¬ Weylin does abuse her and neglect her, but her race gives her more power in her relationship than Sarah had in hers. Still, Margaret’s fragile behavior and irresponsibility make it hard for her to exercise any control even over the household, which is nominally her sphere. She is dominated by her husband and her son. Even though her race gives her more power in her relationship, she is treated as less in important by her family. Topic Sentence (main topic, but relate to thesis) Though Dana is from a time where slavery is not a problem she doesn’t have an equal relationship either. Supporting Sentences ¬¬¬¬ Although she is a free woman from a free society, Dana does not enjoy an entirely equal partnership with her husband. Kevin is controlling, and he tends to see his wife as a secretarial figure. More problematic, traveling to 1800s Maryland forces Dana and Kevin to see their marriage in an ugly historical context. As a white man and a black woman in the 1970s, they face discrimination. As a white man and a black woman in the 1800s, however, they face the perception that Dana “belongs” to Kevin. Conclusion (summarize, drive home
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