Examples of knowledge enslaving man are seen in the novel through the characters of Willie Stark, Adam Stanton and Jack Burden. ... Willie learned this important lesson through Jack Burden. ... This lesson became a part of his political personality. ... Thus he works most of his life striving to be the best, trying to be perfect like his father. ... Adam's life, however, is affected by the knowledge of his father's corruption. ...

• Word Count: 1339
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The most dangerous of slavery's effects are the negative impact on the former slaves" self image, and the novel contains multiple examples of self-alienation. ... She once walked in on School Teacher giving his pupils a lesson on her animal characteristics. ... For example, in Georgia, Paul D suffered a second enslavement with guards that held life and death power to sexually abuse the prisoners. ... Paul D confronted Sethe with a newspaper clipping with the charges she Dubinsky 5 had against her. ... Living their life in freedom is ever slave's dream. ...

• Word Count: 2030
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School