Question

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Read this sentence from the excerpt from Twelve Years a Slave:
Whether they were accessory to my misfortunes—subtle and inhuman monsters in the shape of men—designedly luring me away from home and family, and liberty, for the sake of gold—those who read these pages will have the same means of determining as myself.
What is the figurative meaning of the words and phrases in the sentence? How does the imagery and symbolism in the sentence affect its meaning?

Answer 1

The figurative meaning of the words and phrases used in the sentence is the individuals whom were over control of the speaker are tyrants, taking the speaker "away from home and family, and liberty" for their own benefit. The imagery and symbolism affects its meaning by displaying how unjust the acts of the "inhuman monsters in the shape of men" truly were.