What purpose is served by including the example of a man's elaborate tattoo of a serpent?

a
to provide insight into little-discussed criminal elements of chinese society
b
to explain why tattoos were never accepted within upper classes of chinese society
c
to elaborate the earlier mention of the serpent image as a way to ward off evil
d
to show that, despite strict social conventions, some personal expression still existed

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b. the american revolution

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.