Blog 7 "The Fight"

Blog # 7

"The Fight"

                                                  

 

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Dana and Kevin decided to get married, Kevin asked Dana to get married at him, Dana thought that, although she loves Kevin, she is black and he is white man.  Also the Kevin's sister is the only surviving family and she won't accept Dana as a part of her family, the contrast of the families would be present in their relationship  It is a big decision for Kevin get married with a black women, but they love each other.   The comments about their color, or their relationship were all over.  The lady who worked  in the "slave market" told Dana that" she and Kevin were "the weirdest looking couple" she had ever seen". Dana defended her love and not matter what the people said they love each other.  In all society the interracial relationship is condemn .

When thy were in the plantations in Weylin house, Kevin had to explain to enter family that Dana was his wife. but they thought Dana was Kevin slave and Margaret Weylin punished her for following Kevin she slapped her in her face, Also Tom Weylin, Rufus and Kevin have a conversation, that wasn't permitted  had a slave educated, but this case didn't separate them. When Rufus find out that Kevin was Dana husband, he was surprised and refers at Dana as "Nigger".  Dana and Kevin  were working and observing all the life in the slavery. They were doing the job in the plantations, were exposed to the abuse, power , traditional gender roles, but they need it to continue with their goals.

The masters behaviors endured them as a couple and as a human beings and they became strong to continue and stay together again.  Kevin was sent to other side and separated from her, in time was five years. The life in the plantations and all that bad experiences, the cruelty and unconscious of the master with the slaves cemented their bond and make them became more closer.

 They were at home and she is pain, because she had whipping.  she thinks travel to the South, but she is confused, she can reconcile  the past  with the present, she was two months in Maryland, she came home and she didn't want to go outside, so she asked her cousin to bring her something to eat from groceries.  While she was at home and days passed she was busy reading books.  Books about slavery and concentration campus World War ll.