Past Imperfect Analysis

In the podcast, Past Imperfect, Azie Dungey talks about how slaves were property, which can relate to lost dogs. The podcast exclaims “When a slave left their plantation, they had to carry a pass from their master… If you didn't produce it, you were thrown in jail” (Dungey Para 24). This talks about how if the slaves left the property in which they belonged to then they would have to bring a pass. If slaves did not have a pass and the slave got caught that person had the power to keep them or send them to jail. Then the owner would decide to get them out of jail or to leave them in jail. This is kind of like a lost dog. When someone finds a dog of the side of the road without a collar, considered as a pass, the person who finds the dog has

the choice of what to do next. They can keep them as their pet or send them to the pound. In which, the owner of the dog can leave them in the pound or go pick the dog up. We considered dogs as pets, so when we treat a slave just like a dog it shows that they are property of humans too. Neither of which can speak for themselves, because we can not understand them or their opinion does not matter. Parts of the podcast show that slaves are property. Just as you might find them being treated to, or related as lost dogs.