—Anonymous “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” was a great work because of all the information it provided to the world. Frederick Douglass uses a number of strategies in his writing to prove a series of arguments about the humanity of the slave and to call for the end of slavery. When […]
Victorian and the 19th Century (1840–1914CE)
When we were beginning to read Incidents…
—Sanjna Puri When we were beginning to read Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, I had absolutely no idea what it was about. I knew it had something to do with slavery but I didn’t know that it would be from the perspective of a slave. I thought it would […]
Reading Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl…
—Anonymous Reading Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was a real eye opener. I have never read a piece of work that was written by a former slave. In school we learn about the history through stories and textbooks, but never as blunt or as real as Harriet Jacobs does in this book. […]
The horrific doings of slaveholders to slaves…
—Anonymous The horrific doings of slaveholders to slaves are sad and overall heartbreaking; I cannot fathom what Harriet Jacobs went through. Being born a slave and not knowing what that truly meant until the age of six, the longing days never knowing when it will all end or if it will end. It truly maddens […]
Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl provides the most introspective view…
—Mazidul Ahmed Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl provides the most introspective view of the cruelty and harsh lifestyle a female woman of color had to endure because of the slavery system in the United States. This autobiography can be easily classified as a “great work” because of its significance and […]
