"My natural elasticity was crushed" what does this mean ?

My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a brute! ... You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

Explanation:

hey kid learn to actually put time and effort into your school work and maybe you would get higher grades and not have to come on this website and beg for answer's

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