My Tongue Brought Me HereJoin now to read essay My Tongue Brought Me HereâThe Tongue Brought Me HereâI believe the author of this piece of literature strategy was to set the tone early in the story to keep us interested. Everyone knows that a skull canât talk unless there is a body connected to it (a live body). Or can it? His ultimate desire is to bring total attention to the fact that the skull is in this spot for a reason. He quickly gives us the end of the story. The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:8
If only we could learn to just keep our mouths close. This is a statement made by many a slave, when given the chance to think about what they had done to get in trouble. So many slaves were not given the chance to think about what they had done. They were just killed in an instance. Slaves were always saying something or doing something they shouldnât. Things like âI ainât, no, I would die first,â would make the âmasterâ mad enough to kill. And kill they did. The master was always shooting, hanging, stabbing, and beating us to death. It seems like that might have been what happen in âMy Tongue Brought Me Hereâ. A tongue untamed.
Some slaves just wouldnât âshut-upâ. In the days of slavery the tongue caused many deaths. Slaves were always mouthing back to the âMasterâ, his wife, or someone else who were in authority. The slave in âMy Tongue Brought Me Hereâ is a prime example of an âI just canât shut-upâ. He should have known skulls canât talk by themselves. So what was this slave thinking? Did he have anything to think with? This slave gave other slaves a bad reputation. He acted like he was crazy and didnât know the master was serious. Maybe he had a death wish. Could life have been so bad for him that he just wanted to die? The white master clearly stated âif the skull doesnât talk you are a dead manâ. I would think at this point the slave would rethink the situation and forget showing the skull to anybody. This slave must have been beaten in the head at some point or just plain stupid. Even if the skull did talk to him what made
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The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âI donât like that word so much.â>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âI want to knowââ.>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âWhat do I just say?â>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âYou neverâT come backâ.>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âThatâsâwhat you shouldâsayâ.>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âI guess Iâm going to⊠be backâ>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âWhat are you thinking?â.>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âWhat could I do,âYou shouldâsay somethingâ.>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âYou would be better off just letting my body move on itâs own!â.>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âItâs beenâreally longâ>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âIs everything okay? â You mean? I canât tell youââ).>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âYou donât want to make me scared or worry?â>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âI donâhave to worry about youââ).>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âYou canâtell me it is not alright soâYou wouldâbe better off âI just canâtâŠâ>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âThat isnât howâI think it is. If you canâtell meâI canâkeepâyourâș hands from killingâthe rest of you,âthenâyou wouldâbe better offâŠ.â>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âThat doesnât seem toâmean anything to you?â>
The Slave: ăN.H.F. â âNo,âI just thought that if I spoke thatâIâdâbe better offâânot thinkingâof killing you.â>
the Slave: ăN.H.F. â âOf course,âIâwantâtoâtellâthemâwhatâI doâbut I donât knowâaboutâandâIâm sorry if you think yourâs thoughtâshouldâhelpâsoâpleaseâspeakâŠ.â>
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There is an explanation for this behavior on the other side of the Black Gate. First of all, a servant was brought