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Sarah Gudger

Slavery is something so significant that cant be forgotten. It is very impactful, such an experience can leave both a physical and emotional scar on a person. Ripping away the love that only a mother can give is something that can never be unrememberd. Sarah Gudger a 121 year old slave describes to us one of her last memories of her mother in an interview. Sarah was born into slavery last day she saw her mother she knew she would never see her mother again. As a slave you don't have control,you don't have anything but your family so being taken away from them literally leaves you with nothing. Sarah States that the "stars don't shine as bright" as they used to and 

 Slave masters were aware families create comfort so  they separated them in order to keep their slaves fear stricken and uncomfortable. As a result, this killed any hope among most slaves lives such as Sarah Gudger. Sarah's mom would always say that when stars fall a lot of people were gonna die that day lots of stars were falling then eventually Sarah and her mom were separated and never to see each other again. When Sarah says the "stars don't shine as bright" she means that thing will never be the same. Time does not heal all her wounds just like anyone who has lost any loved person in a very impactful way.

 Gudger's statement is very true. There is many different ways  you can interpret what she is saying.  Some may be simple and take less time to overcome or they may cause lots of impact thus making it harder to forget.The stars don't shine as bright, that things will never be the same once you lose that one special person. She explained how watching her mom being taken away felt like they were taking her innocence along with her mom. The day my grandma left us is a day i will never forget.The way she cared for us and loved us will never be forgotten, and our lives are still not the same due to the void of her indefinite absence.  You can connect to the pain Sarah is feeling if you have ever had a loved person taken away from you.


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