How Did Slavery Dehumanize Women

The slave narratives by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs show how the institution of slavery dehumanizes an individual both physically and emotionally. Based on Jacob's statement: "Slavery is bad for men, but is far more terrible for women," it can be identified that even though men had it severe, but women had it worst most definitely.

The slaves, referring to women suffered severe emotional damage, because the people felt owners of the victims. They treated them as objects, yelled at them, and humiliated them. This torture caused the slaves to feel as if they were an object, in which any person could take over them. One way that women had it worse, with no doubt, was whenever they were taken apart from their children. Jacobs states

Both men and women were given punishments but women were brutally assaulted and physically abuse since they were less physically able to do things like men could.

On the contrary, the women had it worse than men did. In the aspect of sexually, the female slaves, were the ones to suffer more; because not only were they forced to do hard work, but also were forced to have some type of sexually contact. This occurred mostly, with females age 15 years and older. As Jacob gives a supportive statement, "My master met at every turn, reminding me that I belonged to him, and swearing by heaven and earth that he would compel me to submit to him," he develops how in most cases, they were sold or rented with men like 12 years of age difference.

In conclusion, to the theme of slavery, the aspects emotional, physical, and sexual, are the three aspects discussed and the most important ones. Reflecting the sociological damage caused in the life of the slaves. Both of these narratives, give examples of how slavery was to give the reader an idea of how it was to live life as a slave. Giving the readers facts of the cruelty, so they will be against