In the story “Am I Blue?”, Alice Walker compares human slavery to ownership of animals to show the gravity of the emotionally damaging situations that most domesticated animals face. This might sound very controversial to some; however, it is very effective and realistic in terms of the suffering caused by slavery, may it be enslaved animals or humans. For instance, the author compares Blue’s partner, Brown, with enslaved women because they both are seen as possessions with a single function: having kids. “The children next door explained that Blue’s partner had been “put with him” (the same…