Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.I saw him take a gun, a piece of cloth, and some lead for me, and then he told me that he must now leave me there, and went off. This made me cry bitterly, but I was soon conducted to a prison, for three days, where I heard the groans and cries of many, and saw some of my fellow-captives. But when a vessel arrived to conduct us away to the ship, it was a most horrible scene; there was nothing to be heard but rattling of chains, smacking of whips, and the groans and cries of our fellow-men.
Answer
A
to prove that slavery still happens
B
to show that slavery is harmful to society
C
to reveal the horrors of enslavement
D
to justify the existence of slavery
Explanation
The narrator describes being taken to prison and hearing captives’ groans and cries, followed by chains rattling and whips smacking. These vivid details emphasize the pain and terror enslaved people experienced. Therefore, the excerpt’s purpose is to reveal the horrors of enslavement, not to justify it or make a general claim about society.
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