I applaud Mary Prince for taking the step towards leaving her enslaved life even after she knew she had nowhere else to go.  Like most humans, being ill-treated is not something often handled well and she put up with being mistreated way too long. As a individual who had the option to get out of the environment that she was in, this is something that most slaves could only imagine being placed into. I understand why she stayed, however, because it is only human nature to stick to what we are used to. Being able to read this from the point of view of someone who had to endure such deplorable and abhorrent things throughout their life, is very eye-opening to the fact that most things today are taken for granted. I express a great veneration for Mary Prince because she had intrepidity and resilience and used that to her advantage.

Adding on to this, I would like to discuss a key quote that was pertinent to this use of fortitude exhibited by Mary Prince.  This is found on page 23 when she mentions, “I still live in the hope that God will find a way to give me my liberty, and give me back my husband…to keep down her fretting, and to leave all to Him.”  This quote genuinely spoke to me because you could not only read and hear Mary’s words, but acutely feel her desolation and hope for amelioration.  It also brought up Mary’s strong belief in religion as her use of sustenance through such afflicting times.  She resorts to church as means to the spiritual energy needed to persevere, and this proves to be effective when she falls ill again with rheumatism and the church takes care of her.  She gained a sense of benefit when she was able to attend church, and this most certainly proved to be an inflection point as it gave her mettle.  Ultimately, she was able to meet and receive kindheartedness from individuals that would lead to her development of self and resolve.