Goodwin had good intentions but like other plantation owners. He needs the former slaves to work the land.
However the former slaves refuse to work seven days a week. Goodwin shifts to more harsh methods like increasing their rent and even resorting to violence.
In the end Goodwin is a broken man, his former slaves abandoned him.
It does lead Caroline to take back her authority and drive July out of their lives.
The Long Song is a bittersweet story and at times horrifying. There is a false happy ending tagged on but then a more realistic one for July. Isolation and poverty but a chance of happiness does eventually arrive.
However the former slaves refuse to work seven days a week. Goodwin shifts to more harsh methods like increasing their rent and even resorting to violence.
In the end Goodwin is a broken man, his former slaves abandoned him.
It does lead Caroline to take back her authority and drive July out of their lives.
The Long Song is a bittersweet story and at times horrifying. There is a false happy ending tagged on but then a more realistic one for July. Isolation and poverty but a chance of happiness does eventually arrive.
