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“Master and Slave�

Relationships, regardless of the nature, can be as subjective as their individual participants. As

well, stories are usually told from a single perspective. The works of literature, Swallow Barn and

Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, that will be examined in this essay are as different as black and

white, figuratively and literally. It is no wonder then, that the relationships between master and slave

are depicted with the same degree of variation. To understand such a diverse set of paintings –

literature, it is necessary to know the artists who have produced the works: to include their race, social

standing, economic situation, politics and gender. This essay will attempt to shed light on all.

Swallow Barn, by John Pendleton Kennedy, is romantic portrayal of the Old

South.(Andrews,59) Kennedy wrote about a life that he knew and from a perspective that was familiar.

While “Kennedy did not grow up on a plantation......

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