Yun Lee is director of the school of art and art history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is the classic story of a man who suffered the evils of slavery. The author shows how in the first half of the story he is silent and helpless, while witnessing horrible displays of brutality against him and other slaves. As he gains the ability to speak and becomes able to read, he becomes more powerful and increasingly vocal. Yun Lee makes the point of powerlessness and silence leading to marginalization and enslaving people who are outside of or cannot learn the dominant language. Teaches on the qualities of language politics. This is an instructional article investigating his writing style and why this is excellent clack slave fiction. I recommend it to anyone interested in black