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lilshorty14
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High School - 11th Grade

At what point is Jessie's main conflict resolved in "The Slave Dancer?"

I'm doing a worksheet and that question has me puzzled.

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Posted by lilshorty14 on Saturday May 10, 2008 at 7:38 PM and tagged with analysis, character, summary, the slave dancer.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    Jessie has several conflicts.  One conflict is when he is kidnapped and taken on a slave ship to play his fife for the slaves to "dance" and get exercise.  This conflict is resolved when he makes it back on US soil and eventually arrives back home.  Another, deeper conflict is what this experience does to Jessie's personality.  Even though he makes it back home, he never overcomes the internal conflict he feels after the experiences on The Moonlight.  Jessie give up his plans to become "rich" because he can not find a profession which does not lead back to the slave trade.  He can no longer listen to music because it takes him back to the horror of what he endured while on the slave ship.  Jessie spends the rest of his life trying to resolve this conflict and even though he marries and has a "normal life," this conflict is never resolved.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/slave-dancer/jessie-bollier
    http://www.enotes.com/slave-dancer/summary
    http://www.enotes.com/slave-dancer/themes

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:13 PM