The symbolism of Nut Turner
The author emblematically uses Nut Turner as a voice for the enslaved. Turner is one of the slaves, but he believes that his rebellion and army can get slaves out of bondage. As a result, Turner and his army murdered about 65 slave masters! Unfortunately for Turner, he is arrested and sentenced to death. Consequently, Turner symbolically represents the voiceless slaves.
The symbolism of death
The author figuratively uses death to represent the misery slaves go through at the hands of the slave masters. Turner and his rebellion carry out massive deaths to remind the masters that slavers suffer in silence, but they can get revenge given an opportunity.
The sentencing
The sentencing of Turner and his accomplishes symbolizes the end of the rebellion against the white masters. When Turner is captured from his hiding, after his sentencing, the slave masters are relieved.
The symbolism of Judeo-Christian traditions
The author uses Turner's revolution to symbolize Judeo-Christian traditions. In his account, Turner reflects on his childhood life in which his family members were deeply religious like other slaves. While growing up, Turner remembers the religious stories about the Hebrew slaves in Egypt under the Pharaohs. Moses was a Hebrew, and he dedicated his life to leading his fellow slaves out of Egypt. On that note, Turner got the motivation of starting a revolution against slave masters with the primary aim of getting his fellow slaves out of bondage.
