In my opinion indentured servitude is not fair. It can be unfair to people because no matter when they started , they are free when they turn 21. The indentured servants weren’t always treated fairly. Some kids were kidnapped and forced into indentured servitude. Although some kids agreed to it, they didn’t know the conditions they would be working in.
This system wasn’t fair to the younger children. Older children worked for fewer years than younger children. In the article’’ Bound For Life’’, Robert worked for nine years while Sarah worked for seven years. Robert came over when he was 12 and Sarah came over when she was 14. At age 21 Robert and Sarha became free.
They were not treated fairly. In the text, it stated that Sarah was beaten by her master’s wife. It said,’’His wife was a mean-spirited women who beat me for the smallest mistake.’’The article stated,’’’ My clothes became ragged; my belly was never full.’’’ In paragraph 6 it stated,’’ I existed mostly on corn gruel, peas, and a little bread.’’ The text stated that many servants died from heat and diseases.
Some kids were kidnapped and forced into indentured servitude. Robert is one of the kids that got kidnapped. In paragraph 2 it said,’’’ The men said that children like me were a disgrace.’’ The text stated that If you work hard and serve us well We will treat you fairly. But if you are lazy or dishonest, or you try to run away, your life will not be easy. They worked long hours. In paragraph 5 it stated, I worked from dawn to dark, planting and weeding tobacco.
However, ,some kids willingly signed up to go to America. In the article Sarha’s family was poor. Her family lived in London. A man offered her a chance to go to America. In the text it said that She was 14 years old when she started working. The article said that she worked in a house. A few years later she became free. She signed papers and started a new life. She married an indentured. Now they have their own farm near Jamestown.
Based on the text, my opinion is that indentured servitude is not fair. The younger a child was, the longer the child worked. They weren’t treated well. Some kids were kidnapped and others agreed to do it. Indentured servitude was not fair regardless if they agreed to it or not.