Middle Passage part 2

The second part of this novel answered a lot of questions for me. The part when Calhoun talks about his family answered so many questions and also helped explain why he is what he is. The fact that he was basically abandoned by his father on top pf his mother dying when Calhoun was a young boy, I believe ads to the factor that Calhoun doesn’t want to get married and settle down. Calhoun himself didn’t have a positive upbringing as far as family went so I believe that is why he doesn’t want to make someone else vulnerable to those experiences and settle down and get married.
Another interesting part of this novel was reading about the Allmuseri. We have read from an Almuserians perspective when we read Equiano, so I found it really interesting to read about the other side, the captures. I found this to be very interesting because Calhoun, an ex-slave, was doing the capturing this time. It’s kind of ironic and funny at the same time.
The story really gained my attention when the slaves took over the ship. You get a sense of triumph when the slaves finally do overtake the ship and then Jacobs adds this character into the picture that makes you think. Rutherford, this character really confused me because I am pretty sure he is a slave and I just can’t think of any good reason for him to be confused about what side to take, the slaves or the whites.