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FREEDOM ROAD

As my eyes passed through the black and white pages, the exhaustion I felt 
was getting stronger and stronger. Keeping my eyes open was a struggle, since they 
seemed to weigh a ton. I was irked by the content of this literary work, but 
suddenly, a brief description of what seemed to be a perfect environment for for just 
about anyone, "like a Greek temple," received my full attention.
I saw a black man standing helplessly in a field at a time intolerance, racism, 
and hatred prevailed amongst society. The description of this colossal residence 
given by this helpless man, named Giddeon, expressed his desire for this "safe-
haven," but yet I also sensed sorrow in between the lines of this description. The 
reason for this is that a man of his nature was politically and socially unable to 
pursue his dreams and hopes during that period of time.
This cruel treatment which Giddeon was forced to encounter made me 
wonder how passionately he felt about modifying his standard of living, as well as, 
his future. It also made me ponder about how much anger and vengefulness was 
manifesting deep down in his heart. Would his anger be expressed through 
actions or would he express it through silent rebellions which intern would 
transform his political and social standings in society. My exhaustion resulted in 
enthusiasm. This enthusiasm crushed my feeling of fatigue and I was tempted to 
read on.
I soon discovered that Giddeons', frustrations forced him to take action to 
better his standing in society as well as for others in similar situations. I wonder if 
he was successful in modifying his life-style. I realized that his passion was greater 
than that of the white mans' hatred, which was attempting to restrain him from 
succeeding. Giddeons' increased participation in politics enabled him to improve 
his life. For example his fight for the Land Division Bill which was, "to take great 
rebel plantations, break them down, and give each freedman forty acres and fifty 
dollars for a homestead." The great description given by Giddeon of the residence 
in the past was not his own, but now he would be able to describe his very own 
"safe-haven."