in 12 years a slave detail solomon northrups life before his kidnapping

Question

in 12 years a slave detail solomon northrups life before his kidnapping and how those circumstances helped or hindered him during his enslavement. was he stronger or weaker because he had been free?

Answer 1

Just as the Africans who were free before they were kidnapped into slavery were weakened by the journey; some even dying, I believe the same scenario exist for Northrop. Some freemen were stronger in spirit than others and that same spirit exist with Northrop. I do believe though that he was stronger than some free men may have been under the circumstances because he adapted and survived the brutality of this new condition as a slave. That innate strength is the thing that eventually set him on the path to regain his freedom.