The level of detail at which Mary Prince describes some of the acts that she experienced and was a witness of, are almost excruciating to read.  It is obvious that slavery is something that is well known throughout human history, but to read about it from a first hand source truly augments these harrowing times to a level beyond my comprehension.  There were actually quite a few instances that stood out to me whilst reading the first pages of Prince’s story.  These were extensively centered on the diverse types of work she was put to do, exactly what she endured, and her efforts of resistance towards such inhuman treatment.  Specifically, on page 10 she references to making salt, where men, women (including herself), and even children all were involved in producing such end product.  This stood out to me because it conveys a much deeper meaning then what the text explicitly states.  One would imply that women and young children would be naturally unfitting for these types of arduous labor, but this was obviously not the case.  Women, specifically Mary, were forced to perform the same hard labor as men, and bear the same cruel labor practices such as whippings as well.  The absence of gender division here is nonsensically how slave labor was actually “gendered.”  This leads directly to Prince’s mentioning of shame when bathing her master’s naked body on page 13.  This stood out to me because it lucidly indicates that females were obliged to perform illicit sexual activities to white owners, and if they didn’t obey the repercussions were even more dire then in the field  This division of fieldwork and housework seems to correlate with the level of exploitation slaves experienced, and the way they resisted such dehumanization as well.