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Patsey was an enslaved African-American woman who lived in the mid 19th century. Another enslaved person, Solomon Northup (who was later freed), wrote about her in his book ''Twelve Years a Slave''. The book was later adapted into a film, in which she was portrayed by Lupita Nyong'o, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. ==Life== In the book, Northup writes that Patsey's mother was from Guinea, enslaved and taken to Cuba. Her mother was then sold to a family named Buford in the Southern region of America. Patsey is believed to have been born around 1830, in South Carolina. The earliest record of Patsey as a slave is in 1843, when she was 13. She was sold to a man named Edwin Epps in Louisiana.〔http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2014/03/04/3356141/12-years-slave-patsey-solomon/ accessed 9/20/14〕 Solomon Northup and Patsey became friends after he arrived on the Epps plantation. Northup wrote in his book that Patsey was the ''queen of the fields'' on the plantation and was often praised by her owner for her ability to pick large amounts of cotton. Northup also wrote that Patsey was unlike the other slaves and had a sense of spirit that was unwavering in its strength.〔http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/12-years-a-slave.php accessed 9/20/14〕 Epps's wife Mary became jealous when Epps started raping Patsey, who would have been under the age of 18 when he began assaulting her. Mary demanded her husband sell Patsey but he refused so his wife began abusing Patsey physically as well. In his book, Northup wrote that Mary tried to bribe other workers and slaves to kill Patsey and dump her body in the swamps, but no one would. Even though Patsey was a highly productive slave and a favorite of Epps, she was not given special treatment. Though Northup described Patsey as "a joyous creature, a laughing, light-hearted girl,"〔Northup, S. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana. Timeless Reads, 2013, p. 140.〕 the intense brutality she suffered, caught between "a licentious master and a jealous mistress" drove her wish for death.〔Northup (2013), p. 141.〕 Yet Patsey, like Northup, also dreamed fervently of freedom.〔Northup (2013), p. 191.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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