Were All Living In A Cruel World

If you are a slave that means you are a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. Slaves have been captured or tricked into doing labor against their will. Slaves have been around for more than a century, they were forced to do the work that others did not want to do. They suffered through harsh labor and were discriminated against because they were different. Many people are still discriminated against today because of their color, they are handicap, or don’t believe in the same religion.

In the movie, “Hunchback of Notredame” the point the movie is trying to get across is that people should not be discriminated for what they believe in or how they look. The movie takes place on the streets of Paris in 1482, when three gypsies try to sneak into Paris, they are ambushed by guards. They are unwanted by the Judge Claude Frollo and he sentences them to death. One of the gypsies tries to flee with her baby,Quasimodo, but is captured and killed outside of Notre Dame, however Frollo intended on killing her deformed baby calling it an “unholy demon,” he is sinful and agrees to raise the baby in the Holy church.

Twenty years later and Quasimodo has grown into a caring young adult, but is constanly being told by Frollo that he is a monster and if he steps outside of the Church he will be discriminated by the townspeople because of his deformed looks. Quasimodo did not listen to Frollo and stepped outside of the church walls to attend the Feast of Foods and was humiliated by the crowd and tied onto a pedestal while people threw things at him. Society didn’t except him because of his differences which is just like slavery.

Slaves had many disadvantages because they were of a lower status. Slaves were mistreated or disrespected because they were different and did not look like the rest. If a slave did not corporate they would be taken to a square and beaten up in front of bystanders, just like how Quasimodo was tied up on the pedalstool and had things thrown at him. Being discriminated against means that you have no say or power, and slaves had just that. Slaves were being sold and traded liked they were a piece of property sometimes they were even separated from their loved ones that they will most likely never see again. Slaves were looked down upon they were worthless, they had a different skin color which back then told people they were dirty, no good, and stealers. They were immediately judged because of how they looked and didn’t have the same rights as the rest of the people.

         Both slaves and Quasimodo have experienced being discriminated and although it was more prominent in the past discrimination still happens today. Society mistreats and judges people on their appearance before given a chance. Many people may be discriminated against their skin color, disability’s, or even their religion.

 

Pictures:

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/File:Quasimodo_62.PNG

http://www.understandingrace.org/history/society/resisting_slavery.html