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How Does William Ford Care For Everyone In His Town

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William Ford the man who purchased Northup is not at all what anyone expected. Yes, he has thousands of dollars, but he uses all of that money towards the effectiveness of the town. In my opinion, he's a gentleman because in chapter six where Freeman and Ford were discussing Emily's cost. Ford was willing to pay a high amount of money just to see Eliza happy. That's a true gentleman. Not only did he show it but his kindness and love for the modern slaves he has bought is remarkable. Now concerning the fact, that he is a Christian believer may affect the situation, or we thought. Christians are meant to protect every soul on this planet, and that is what he is trying to do. Yes, Ford does care for everyone in his town and believes in giving …show more content…

Ford's personality towards the slaves, comes from no one another than his father. He never doubted the moral of keeping another man as a prisoner, but his father always was the one to influence him. It's not right for a father for allowing their children, to think so small of other human beings. After all were all the same and everyone should each equally treated. Now continuing with what I was saying, everyone is God's children. Yes I agree what happened in the past should repeat itself, but if it does, we should treat others the way Fords treats Northup and the others. Ford himself has shown nothing but kindness and gratitude towards his slaves. Although they are "his slaves," he treats them with respect and love, exactly what God taught him. Many of the villagers think just because of William Ford, is a preacher, he shouldn't own any slaves. On the contrary, many of his slaves are already starting to look up to him. For example, Northup respects and honors Ford, because that's what Ford does to all. Although he did call him a "smartest nigger" it did comes as a way of praise because honor; because Northup has never been called anything nice in his …show more content…

Northup's new owner is John Tibeats, and he is nothing compared to William Ford. A man who has such high intentions of others certainly seems like he would get furious with others quickly, and that’s what he does. Tibeats doesn't treat him anything like Ford did. He has Northup working since the sun first sunshine's on the earth, till the moon glistens' in the night light. Without any break of any sort. He doesn't even allow Northup to rest of the dinner table, after a long day of work working out in the hot sun. Tibeats, unlike Ford, is never satisfied with anything, he is always complaining, cursing and in a horrible mood. One day Master Tibeats told Northup to retrieve nails and to place them on the clap board the next morning. Unfortunately, there weren't any nails fit into the characteristics Tibeats said, so Chapin, a worker of Tibeats gave him others. Furthermore, while Northup was close to finishing up; Tibeats comes up to him yelling at him angrily and told him, he is doing it all wrong. Although Northup does a good job at controlling his anger, he is raging with anger because he felt he didn't do anything wrong. Right, when Tibeats is almost going to kill Northup, Chapin enters the intervention and tell the master, it was him who gave Northup the needles and told him to continue. Chapin did right, in a situation like this, Northup was

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