Solomon’s purpose for telling Patsy’s story was to show how he had to emotionally detach himself from the other slaves. Even though he thought highly of Patsy “Patsy was a splendid animal and were it not bondage that enshrouded her intellect in utter and everlasting darkness, would have been a chief among her people.” Solomon sees Patsy as a beautiful and strong woman, but he was always the tool used to inflict her pain.
Mentioning Patsy helped Solomon achieve his purpose in his autobiography because Patsy was an “Enslaved victim of lust and hatred, no comfort of her life,” by introducing patsy he was able to successfully show that even if you were the best at what you did. For example, Patsy picking cotton. You were still at the mercy of your