Twelve Years a Slave

What is the symbolism of the the sentence,

What it is the symbolism of the sentence, "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".

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The "monsters" represent the white men who lured Solomon away.

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