The Slaves Side of the Story

Authors note: This is an essay explaining how it could affect on how you feel about the story.

            The person who is narrating the story usually makes the enemy look bad, when in fact if it was the enemy’s point of view, it would be different. The main character of the book Jump Ship to Freedom has the point of view of the slave but it could sound different if it was the point of view of the owner.

           In the story, it takes place on Daniel Arabus’s point of view. He was a slave right after the revolutionary war and wants to use his dead father’s solider notes to buy his and his mom’s freedom. He makes it sound like every white person is the enemy but is that only because it is his point of view. If it was someone else’s point of view like his owner Captain Ivers, it would sound much different. He would make it sound like Daniel is the bad guy.

            In addition Daniel, even though he was a slave, he was a trouble maker. He got Captain Ivers mad to the point when they were going to the West Indies. Also if it was Captain Ivers point of view it would talk about how he wanted to sell him to the West Indies because Daniel kept stealing from him. The thing is, that if Daniel kept acting the way he is he would be sold in a blink of an eye.

            In conclusion, Daniel makes himself look good because he is telling the story and he makes the other people like the captain, look bad. That is why being the narrator is important.