<span>Consistent with Augustine's reasoning as a humanist, he argues that slavery imposes a dehumanizing effect on the slaveholder. He makes the argument that one of the worst impacts of slavery is that it makes the master embrace the degradation of one human being at the hands of another as part of normal life. It fails to make any distinction between how one human being should not control another. </span>
The author conveyed his feelings about love relationships from "Was It a Dream" by explicitly emphasizing his desires and intentions for the woman that he loves.
