“The Conscience of Captain Davies ” How dose Conscience works. In movie “Roots” Captain Davies saved 170 slave from death on his boat because he believed in God and prayed to him every day, he also was writing letters or a journey to his family about what had happen on his voyage from Africa to America. 1. When he first hears that his cargo will be slaves he was scared. In the movie he opened his eyes very wide. 2.
When Mr. Slater give him thumbscrews, then he ask him ” do we need to use this thumbscrews.” Mr. Slater answered “You never know what dose slaves could do.” Then he throve them on the floor. 3. Captain Davies said to wash the slaves, It wasn’t for profit he washed them only because he felt bed for them. When the slaves were screaming from the salt water, he went under deck.
4. When Captain Davies gets to America he doesn’t want to go to the auction of slave and he tells to people to clean his boat form slaves. He dose that only because he could kind of forget about the trip he just came from. 5. In the movie Captain Davies stated to drink rum, I think because his was trying to pu this conscience to sleep. But when there was no more rum left he could not sleep good.
6. When Mr. Slater offer to Captain Davies a be laywomen Captain disincline his offer because hi did believe in coercion sex, and he will never cheated on his wife. If you read my essay you should know how conscience works especially if you believe in God like Captain Davies did.