McQueen undercuts Christianity itself as well, in an effort to update the ethical lessons from Northup's story for the 21st century, by holding the institutions of Christianity up to the light for their ability to justify slavery at the time.
McQueen podriva Kršćanstvo kao dobro u pokušaju da nadogradi etičku lekciju iz Northupove priče za 21. stoljeće držeći institucije Kršćanstva pod svjetlom zbog njihove sposobnosti opravdavanja robovlasništva tog vremena.