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The Birth of a Nation Scene 3 Summary

  • The older Stonewall brother and Margaret walk by the lake. Ooh la la—romance is in the air (or water).
  • We now cut to the cotton fields, where we see enslaved people working.
  • Ben sees a picture of Elsie that one of the Stoneman brothers is holding and instantly falls in love. Well, that was fast.
  • We cut to the slave quarters for the "two-hour interval" they receive for their twelve-hour work day. Everyone is dancing and not at all upset that they're being brutally subjugated. This seems totally realistic.