Dana brings her
modern mentality with her as she travels back in time. She is free, and she refuses to let
anyone take that from her.
By speaking to Rufus as an equal, she explodes the
slave stereotypes. When he uses a derogatory term, this is her response: I dont like that
word, remember? Try calling me black or Negro or even colored. Over time, she even tries to
teach him to be a better person, to treat others better, and to see the world in terms of
equality rather than in the barbaric terms his father has set up; in so doing, Dana transcends
slave stereotypes. She knows she is not only Rufus's equal; with her views on equality, she
actually transcends his small-minded ways. She will not lose her freedom, she will not back
down, and she will not accept the world as it is.
Of course, slaves she
meets also desire freedom and also stand up to tyranny. They...
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