Question 1

Which of the following best explains how Stevenson’s depictions of enslaved families challenge the misconception that enslaved individuals were passive victims of their circumstances?

Answer

By demonstrating that enslaved people rarely formed family bonds due to constant separation.

By arguing that family structures were imposed by enslavers to maintain control.

By revealing how family ties were central to various forms of resistance against enslavement.

By showing that family bonds were less important to enslaved people than individual survival.