how did being a slave owner affect a person?

How did being a slaveowner affect a person?

    The topic of slavery may seem controversial to some now, but back during those times this was the norm, and when people talk about how they would never do such a horrible thing to another human, it’s interesting considering how much the context and environment of that time period contrasts with our current time. Obviously now the idea of slavery is completely unacceptable, it says so in the constitution how all men are created equal. Back then however, what they really meant was all white men are created equal, and blacks, were not considered men at all, rather property. Once a human is appointed the role of slave owner I think that they start to get a little hot headed, and may even go mad with power. An example of this in the book would be Douglass’s first mistress when he was moved to baltimore, she had started sweet and kind, but eventually the job corrupted her and she became more cruel and more nasty as it was earlier mentioned in the book how this particular job may corrupt one's heart. It's similar to the idea that once someone becomes popular, they let fame get to their head and they have a new perspective on the people below them. I think the reason for this would be that sometimes it's necessary to try and push others down to feel better about yourself, a way you could think about this would be a teeter totter, when one side goes up another goes down, and I think this is what's happening in this case, the slave owner finds satisfaction by a slaves misfortune.