Rash by Pete Hautman is about a future time in the United Safe States of America (one nation under the law).
About a quarter of the Nation’s population is incarcerated in work farms for crimes including anger and road rage.
The take on a future society determined to insure a safe environment free from even pastimes like football makes for a good read.
I enjoyed listening to our audio copy.
If you want to get a real feeling about what it was like to be a pirate; ship's captain; or a slave, read The Slave Ship by Marcus Rediker.
The author’s focus (1700-1808) includes accounts of many involved in the slave trade. I think it would be a fine resource for any paper
on the subject.
This week, I’ll be listening to The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) which explores treatment of women as property and not human beings.
The main character, Edna, undergoes an inner transformation which is at odds to her role as ‘model wife.’
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