"The Middle Passage" is a representation of Rutherford's relationship with the various crews on the Republic. Not only is he a member of the crew, When the crew agrees on a mutainy, and he cuts his finger and drinks wine, but Calhoun asked Rutherfod to keep an eye and ear on the crew, and report back to him. When Rutherford asks, "A spy?", Falcon responds with "Nay, a friend! I need someone to keep this eyes open and tell me of any signs of trouble." And he becames friends with Ngonyama, one of the leaders of the groups of the Allmuseri. They form a relationship where they teach eachother their languages, most likley because he is the only African American member of the crew of the Republic. Rutherford ends up giving Ngonyama and the membders of the Allmuserithe key to the cell to break them free. So this causes Rutherford to become surrounded by a member of every perspective on the ship. This causes him to become the center of the ship, and substantial member of each group of people.
His relationsip with the captian is the most interesting to read because you see everything from the highest state of power on the ship.
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"Every perspective"...
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. You might want to consider discussion the role the narrative stance of this novel plays in the development of its many themes.
Good post!