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Judy Simon Ms Munch English 102 2/4/00 Of all the atrocities, man has endured; none has caused more misery and destruction to the soul than human bondage, also identified as slavery. It is illustrated in Louisa May Alcott’s story: “My Contraband,” originally published “The Brothers.” The Civil War was fought over slavery. It pitted brother against brother, but this did not kill these brothers, it was the deep and festering hatred they had for each other …

…were the location of their death. They died at Fort Wagner; the war however played a small role. Their death’s began years before with the burning hatred that was smoldering inside each other. The atrocity of human bondage demonstrates how two men were treated so differently even though they had the same father and were raised on the same plantation. Their lives were miles apart. Bibliography The Brothers or My Contraband Louisa May Scott