Why would sewall's "the selling of joseph" have been controversial for his time? it was the first anti-slavery piece of literature. it was the first anti–indentured servant piece of literature. it was the first piece of literature to support the rights of women. it was the first piece of literature to support the rights of free african americans.

Sewall's "The Selling of Joseph"has been controversial for his time because It was the first anti-slavery piece of literature.

Sewall wrote “The Selling of Joseph" to show and remind the people that ills of slavery. He wanted to tell everyone that the slaves are also human beings like others and they are not any property who belongs to any specific person. He urges the Whites to look on the natives of Africa with respect and with a humanly approach. According to of him slavery is a crime which humans commit against the almighty God. By practicing slavery and hurting the creation of God, Whites are hurting and disrespecting God.

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it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.

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