The narrator explains the rebirth of their spirituality in the opening line of them poem. The narrator states, “Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, taught my benighted soul to understand that there's a God, that there's a Saviour too (Lines 1-3).” I feel like the narrator is viewing the this journey as a chance to really experience freedom. The narrator has had feels of hopelessness, but now has hope for their freedom. I also felt like the message of equality was heavily implied in the final two lines of the poem. The narrator says, “Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain, May be refin'd and join th'angelic train.” The narrator makes allusions to the Bible, thus concluding the religious theme with a reference to a popular biblical story of betrayal and redemption. The last two poems are more of an abstract view of
The narrator explains the rebirth of their spirituality in the opening line of them poem. The narrator states, “Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, taught my benighted soul to understand that there's a God, that there's a Saviour too (Lines 1-3).” I feel like the narrator is viewing the this journey as a chance to really experience freedom. The narrator has had feels of hopelessness, but now has hope for their freedom. I also felt like the message of equality was heavily implied in the final two lines of the poem. The narrator says, “Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain, May be refin'd and join th'angelic train.” The narrator makes allusions to the Bible, thus concluding the religious theme with a reference to a popular biblical story of betrayal and redemption. The last two poems are more of an abstract view of