—Kevin Chen I believe that “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” by Douglass is considered to be an established “great work” text. In my opinion, this piece of writing really emphasized on a very specific and unprecedented perspective during its time. It’s an educational moment for people who aren’t exposed to the […]
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From my research I figured out while most of female writers wrote about nature, religion…
— Ramesha Prachi From my research I figured out while most of female writers wrote about nature, religion Elizabeth Barrett Browning expounded on industrialization, slavery, political problems, discrimination between men and woman and what it resembled to live in the advanced world. Elizabeth Barrett Browning built up herself as a lady who was never afraid […]
In Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” you can see …
— Kevin Pagan In Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” you can see that slavery was an evil that affected everyone. The masters would abuse their power and make the lives of slaves miserable. At a young age, kids learn from observation and watching their fathers brutalize slaves most likely corrupted […]
The book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl …
— Anonymous The book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs was written about her life as a slave and the transition to be free. She disguised her name as Linda in the book as she was still scared she would be discovered. Even if she is free we see […]
I think it is very powerful and clever …
— Anonymous I think it is very powerful and clever for Harriet Jacobs to mention to readers that the book is narrative and not fiction. I think this text holds value to the community knowing that it is based on a true story. The story is more heartfelt especially since the book is written by […]
