read this sentence from the excerpt from twelve years a slave:

whether they were accessory to my misfortunes—subtle and inhuman monsters in the shape of men—designedly luring me away from home and family, and liberty, for the sake of gold—those who read these pages will have the same means of determining as myself

what is the figurative meaning of the words and phrases in the sentence? how does the imagery and symbolism in the sentence affect its meaning? use evidence from the text to support your response.

What is the figurative meaning of the words and phrases in the sentence?

The figurative meaning the narrator wants to convey in this sentence is that the individuals who separated him from his family and took his liberty are evil and lack empathy.

Explanation:

Twelve Years a Slave is a story told by a black man who is kidnapped and sold as a slave. In this sentence, the narrator describes his feelings as a slave, stating that people that took him away from his family are ''monsters''. They do not care about him, and see him just as an object that will do whatever he is told. Those people have forgot that he is a human being, and deserves to be happy. By referring to them as ''monsters in the shape of men'', the narrator stresses how unjust their actions really are.

How does the imagery and symbolism in the sentence affect its meaning?

The imagery and symbolism make the readers understand the hardships that the narrator has experienced.

Explanation:

When he mentions that he has been separated from his family, the narrator makes the readers develop empathy for his situation. If we put ourselves in his shoes, we will realize how terrible it is to spend 12 years on your own, far away from home, ''for the sake of gold''. Family and liberty are of enormous importance for each one of us, and no excuse is good enough to deprive someone of these values. Therefore, the narrator's experience as a slave justifies the description of his owners as ''inhuman monsters.''

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)