In fact, he completely denies its existence when he asserts that slave owners are all responsible to the laws and that, "in in short, they forbid him from being tyrannical or cruel.” .” An example of the tyranny of some slave owners is that of Bennet Barrow, who owned many slaves on a cotton plantation in Louisiana. He wanted complete control over every aspect of his slaves' lives. He demonstrates this throughout his diary, particularly when he explains that the best way to have control is to "create in him (the slave) a habit of perfect dependence on you." Thus proving the oppressive ways of the slave owner. Bennet also did not allow his slaves to leave the plantation without "good reason" and assimilated rules into their society to make them unlikely to have a reason to leave. In much of his documentation he admits to having established many rules regarding slave marriage for this and other reasons. These arbitrary directives verify the tyranny and oppression exercised over slaves by their owners. By assuming that his rule was to dictate the world his slaves knew, Bennet established his oppressive nature and that of all slave owners who thought they were dominant creatures. Fanny Kemble illustrated the “sorrow-laden existence” of the slaves on her plantation and the cruelties inflicted on them. THE