fied slaves. The fact that Major de Spain can force any race into cheap labor shows his complete lack of care for human welfare.This lack of care for human welfare is evident when Sartys father damages the de Spains rug. Major de Spain orders Mr. Snopes to pay twenty bushels of corn on top of what he already owes for the land. Such a punishment is unjust for a rug and it will keep Sartys family on the land longer. The Justice states, Twenty bushels of corn seems a little high for a man in you circumstances to have to pay (1256). This shows how clear it is to everyone except Sarty how unjust Major de Spain is. Major de Spain is willing to keep Sartys family inhumanely on his land merely because of his wifes attraction to a rug.Sartys attraction to the de Spains is based on the grandeur of all he sees. What makes the de Spains barbaric is what Sarty doesnt see. Sarty describes the de Spains as having peace and dignity (1251). However, this peace and dignity was gained through the violent and dehumanizing institution of slavery. The de Spains peace and dignity is now maintained now by a new form of slavery that Sarty and his family will now take part in. Given Sartys character, but probably not his upbringing, one can believe that if Sarty knew the barbarity through which the de Spains gained their peace and dignity the de Spains lifestyle would not have such an appeal to him....
