Similarities Between Jeffrey And Harris

How is your personality? In the stories, Wesley Harris: An Account of Escaping Slavery and An Account from the Slave Trade: Love Story of Jeffrey and Dorcas, there are two main characters, Jeffrey and Harris. In Jeffrey's story he is so in love with Dorcas that he would risk his life for her. In the story he has already been sold to another master, while Dorcas has not been sold. He begs his master to buy Dorcas, but the next day she is paired up with a family of four, and his master cannot buy all of them. In Harris's story Harris tries to go to the North to escape with some of his friends. A man finds them and tries to hide them, but then betrays them. Harris escapes, but his friends and his brothers do not and they are sold again. These two characters have some similarities, but if they have some similarities they should also have some differences and they do.

The similarities that Jeffrey and Harris have is that they are both slaves.

According to their story titles, Wesley Harris: An Account of Escaping Slavery and An Account from the Slave Trade: Love Story of Jeffrey and Dorcas, you can see that they are both slaves and on the stories it also states that they are slaves. Another comparison that theses two characters have is that they are both determined. In Harris's story he tried his hardest to escape, and in Jeffrey's story he is also determined to be with Dorcas. Because both of these characters were determined and brave, they had to take risks. There could have been a possibility that Jeffrey's master could have beaten him because he talked without permission. Also, in Harris's story he could have also been sold if he wouldn't have escaped. Both stories have plot twists. In Harris's story a man that tries to help his friends and him, but then the man ends up betraying Harris and his friends. In Jeffrey's story he begs his master to buy Dorcas, but then she has to be sold with a family of

four.

These two characters have some similarities, but they also have some differences. One difference that stood out to me the most is that Harris is selfish and Jeffrey is not. In the story, Wesley Harris: An Account of Escaping Slavery, its shows that Harris escaped, but his friends did not. If he would have not have been selfish they could have all escaped if Harris helped them out. In the story, An Account from the Slave Trade: Love Story of Jeffrey and Dorcas, it shows that Jeffrey did really care about Dorcas because he could have been beaten when asking his master to buy Dorcas. Another piece of evidence that both characters are different is that Jeffrey is loyal, but Harris is rebellious. In the Jeffrey's story he not not trying to escape. On the other hand Harris is running away. Also, In Harris's story he does not give up, and in Jeffrey's story he gives up. Because Harris did not give up, he succeeded in his goal and as a result of Jeffrey giving up he failed in his goal.

In conclusion, both of these stories have some similarities and also some differences. Some similarities that Harris and Jeffrey have are that they are determined, slaves, bravery, and they are risk takers. The difference between the two protagonists are that Harris succeeds and Jeffrey did not, Jeffery gave up, Harris was selfish while Jeffrey was not, and more. Jeffrey and Harris have some similarities, yet they also have some differences.